Bipartisan Deal Reached to End FAA Shutdown

Reuters—Congress reaches deal to end aviation standoff. And that bipartisan solution is to KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD:

Congressional leaders struck a deal on Thursday to resolve a partisan dispute and end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has halted airport projects and threatened thousands of jobs.

The standoff, which began on July 22, has centered on partisan differences over full funding of the agency through the middle of next month.

Because of the disruption, certain airline ticket taxes were not collected, leaving a huge hole in government revenues for aviation programs.

"I am pleased to announce that we have been able to broker a bipartisan compromise between the House and the Senate," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said in a statement.

Reid said the compromise did not resolve key differences that held up the stopgap funding legislation, leaving contentious issues until lawmakers return from recess in early September.

Great government we've got.