The Washington Post wrote At $30M a day, FAA partial shutdown could cost more than program at center of dispute "A stalemate in Congress has led to a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, leading 4,000 workers to be furloughed and costing the agency $30 million a day. Now in its fourth day, the shutdown – which has stemmed from a dispute over a program providing rural air service subsidies – means that the agency has been unable to collect the 7.5 percent-per-ticket tax on air travel, The Post’s Ashley Halsey III reports."
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