Originally Posted by
ChrisJT6
14 CFR 117 II. D.
"D. Congressional Mandate On August 1, 2010, the President signed the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-216). Section 212 of Public Law 111-216 required “the FAA Administrator to issue regulations to limit the number of flight and duty time hours allowed for pilots to address pilot fatigue.” This section, in subsection 212(a)(3), set a deadline of 180 days for the FAA to publish an NPRM and 1 year for the FAA to issue a final rule."
First you say credit for 117 to Obama now your dig in with Babbitt...easy Wolf Blitzer!
Every word I wrote was fact. He signed it but had nothing to do with the work to create the bipartisan act. This rule was a done deal sitting in the White House past the congressional deadline...you tell us how Fred made BO carve out the cargo pilots after the rule was in final draft form from his own FAA administrator? Sorry if I hurt your liberal feelings. After you're done crying, read the rule for yourself before you blast away and hurt yourself.
Let's look at your quote above, Hannity. Congress passed a bill mandating a DEADLINE "for the FAA to publish...and issue a final rule". You post as if Congress wrote FAR 117 and all the POTUS had to do is sign it. LOL. Congress is great at setting deadlines, the FAA issued the ruling. Obama's FAA...at the time led by his appointee...a former UNION CHIEF. Don't look for that in a Cruz administration.
This ruling changed regs that were decades old. Part of Obama's pro-labor legacy. One for the history books. And yes, the lobby money from Fred and UPS was huge, as was the republican congressional opposition. Deals/compromises were made.