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The OMB’s Argument: The draft OMB memo reportedly argues that the 2019 law is not “self-executing” and that the payment would need to be specifically provided by Congress as part of the legislation to fund the government. The argument hinges on a technical reading, suggesting the law created an authorization to pay but not the actual appropriation.
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The situation at Hollywood Burbank Airport outside of Los Angeles was even worse, with no controllers working Monday night, leading to incoming flight delays averaging about two and a half hours as staff at Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control in San Diego spread themselves thin to cover the gap.
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