mr. jim clyburn. >> thank you very much, mr. whip, madam leader, distinguished chairs, despite coming up 44 votes short of 218 to prevent our nation from being devastated by default, republicans in washington continue to play political games. they have turned their my way or the highway into my way or the run way. that is what is taking place with this f.a.a. bill. the federal aviation administration has been bottled up now, this is the 10th day. we have lost about $300 million in revenue. and i'm pleased that the senate seems to be willing to put a tourniquet on some of this. but the legislation that seems to be agreed to, which is the house version, leaves out a big chunk that is small, rural airports. and the jobs, the contracting jobs, that are being held in abayance, that has already been the site of the problem. there is little that's anymore important to job creation in rural communities than these small airports. and for my republican friends, to continue to wreak havoc, havoc among the lives of those men and women, thos