Dems, GOP trade blame over FAA sequester cuts while delays begin

April 25, 2013 Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky Capitol Costs, Politics Comments Off on Dems, GOP trade blame over FAA sequester cuts while delays begin

Travelers from across the country began seeing thousands of flight delays this week after FAA furloughs started and now politicians are arguing about how the administration has handled the sequester cuts.

Host Carmen Russell-Sluchansky spoke with Jim Marinitti, an air traffic controller at Miami International Airport and president of the Miami chapter of the National Air-Traffic Controllers Association, to discuss the increase in flight delays.

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Host Carmen Russell-Sluchansky spoke with Bob King, an energy and transportation editor at POLITICO, to discuss the political fighting over the FAA furloughs.

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Carmen is a multimedia journalist based in Washington, DC whose work has appeared in a variety of outlets including National Geographic, NBC News, the BBC, Asia! Magazine, The China Post, Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel.

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