*Administration of Barack Obama, 2011 *

**Statement on Congressional Action on Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Legislation **

*August 4, 2011 *

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.

*Categories:* Statements by the President : Federal Aviation Administration, reauthorization legislation*.*

*Subjects:* Congress : Bipartisanship; Employment and unemployment : Job creation and growth; Legislation, proposed : "Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV"; Transportation, Department of : Federal Aviation Administration.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201100550.