245-171 Vote Fails To Attain 2/3rd’s Majority Needed For Extension In a Monday vote to authorize a six-month extension of funding for the FAA, something strange happened… With a September 30th deadline for the required extension just days away, Senior Democrats expressed disapproval for a distantly related part of the bill that concerned flood insurance and tax credits for hurricane victims and voted against the whole effort… failing in the latest attempt to keep the FAA fully operational by a vote of 245-171… less than the required 2/3rd’s majority needed to see passage in the current ‘Fast Track’ effort to see the bill through to completion. The next step is likely to be a bit simpler effort that will require but a basic majority… though that effort may see serious opposition, as well…
Source: aero newsFAA Continuing Resolution Defeated In Late Monday Vote