WASHINGTON – A Republican lawmaker is backing off an amendment he authored that critics say would make it harder for the Federal Aviation Administration to write new safety rules. Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania says he's withdrawing his support from the plan to require extensive economic studies for new FAA regulations.
The amendment is opposed by the families of victims killed in an air crash near Buffalo, N.Y., two years ago and by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who successfully guided an airliner into the Hudson River after it was disabled.
The airline and cargo industries back the amendment, which the House added in March to a bill to provide authority for FAA programs for the next four years.
The amendment is opposed by the families of victims killed in an air crash near Buffalo, N.Y., two years ago and by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who successfully guided an airliner into the Hudson River after it was disabled.
The airline and cargo industries back the amendment, which the House added in March to a bill to provide authority for FAA programs for the next four years.
