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Trump endorses plan to remove 30,000 FAA workers from payroll

Published Sun, Mar 19, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Washington

    US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is planning to lop more than 30,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) workers from the federal payroll, a move that gives fresh momentum to an effort that stalled in Congress last year.

    The proposal is included in Mr Trump's 2018 budget, which would cut funding for the Transportation Department by 13 per cent.

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