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Burbank Airport resumes flights after hours with no air traffic controllers amid government shutdown

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    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    I also think Trump threatening furloughed workers' back pay - which is of course illegal as is nearly everything he does - will impact the traffic controllers, both out of solidarity and the...

    Air traffic controllers, however, have yet to miss a paycheck, Duffy said. But as politicians in Washington, D.C., seem deadlocked, many worry about the weeks ahead.

    I also think Trump threatening furloughed workers' back pay - which is of course illegal as is nearly everything he does - will impact the traffic controllers, both out of solidarity and the assumption he could threaten their own back pay should they work past their paychecks.

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      I'm really needing the Democrats to not blink on this, although nothing from recent history suggests they have an actual backbone to stand up to the Republicans. This administration is constantly...

      I'm really needing the Democrats to not blink on this, although nothing from recent history suggests they have an actual backbone to stand up to the Republicans.

      This administration is constantly doing illegal things. Make them put it on the record. Don't enable them and continue to empower them.

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