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Martin Sabo: “I would ask the gentleman, why is it the trust fund only pays 50 percent of FAA operating costs, when all the studies…”

On the recordApril 17, 1996
I would ask the gentleman, why is it the trust fund only pays 50 percent of FAA operating costs, when all the studies show that 85 percent is related to civilian air travel? Has not, in effect, general revenue substantially subsidized the operation of FAA over the last several years?
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Martin Sabo
Minnesota

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Questioning the funding structure of the FAA during a discussion on aviation.

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