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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

Statement by the President on the FAA

I'm pleased that leaders in Congress are working together to break the impasse involving the FAA so that tens of thousands of construction workers and others can go back to work. We can't afford to let politics in Washington hamper our recovery, so this is an important step forward.