特朗普敦促国会速批300亿美元升级空管 施密特提案已递参议院
美国总统特朗普敦促国会尽快批准300亿美元拨款，用于空管系统现代化改造，包括机场塔台、航站楼等关键基础设施。据美国有线电视新闻网引述知情人士报道，特朗普13日晚与共和党参议员埃里克·施密特通电话，施密特是参议院商务委员会成员，今年9月提出《现代天空法案》，拟在现有拨款之外再投300亿美元联邦资金，用于更换老化设备、升级全国航空基础设施。政府当天上午已致信国会，由管理与预算办公室主任拉斯·沃特与交通部长肖恩·达菲联署，递交参议院拨款委员会领导层，而当时距联邦航空局下令全美停飞仅数小时。去年国会批准125亿美元后，联邦航空局已把数千条老旧铜缆换成光纤，并升级数百套无线电系统；达菲与白宫表示，还需追加300亿美元才能完成改造。
Trump Urges Congress to Quickly Approve $30 Billion to Modernize Air Traffic Control; Schmidt Bill Introduced in Senate
U.S. President Donald Trump is urging Congress to quickly approve $30 billion in funding to modernize the air traffic control system, including airport towers, terminals and other critical infrastructure. According to CNN, citing sources familiar with the matter, Trump spoke by phone on the evening of Nov. 13 with Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt, a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, who introduced the Modern Skies Act in September to invest an additional $30 billion in federal funds beyond existing appropriations to replace aging equipment and upgrade the nation's aviation infrastructure. The administration sent a letter to Congress that morning, signed by Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and delivered to Senate Appropriations Committee leadership, just hours before the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop. After Congress approved $12.5 billion last year, the FAA has replaced thousands of miles of aging copper cable with fiber optics and upgraded hundreds of radio systems; Duffy and the White House said another $30 billion is still needed to complete the overhaul.
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