DOT's LaHood expresses optimism about sequestration compromise
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It's going to be a crazy week ahead as both sides posture about sequestration, and the shape of the aviation system over the next year hangs in the balance.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today that warnings about extensive airport closures and delays are not a bluff, but he expressed optimism that there will be a compromise to avert $1.2 billion in cuts to the DOT's fiscal 2013 budget.
"We are not making this up to put pain on the American people," said LaHood, speaking on NBC's Meet the Press TV show February 24.
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