Senate Passes Temporary FAA Extension

Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization flew by the Senate on Dec. 19 as the upper congressional chamber approved a short-term extension for the agency in charge of American airspace. The clean extension expires on March 8. The Senate passed it through unanimous consent, a way to pass legislation and approve nominees without doing a roll-call vote as long as no senator objects. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) lifted his hold that he placed amid negotiations between Democrats and Republicans on additional support for Ukraine, border security, and other issues. “I don’t think we would have come back, probably, from our departure last week if we didn’t have the unfinished business of the FAA to do,” said Mr. Bennet on the Senate floor. “And while the FAA is unrelated to the Ukraine funding … It was something that could force us to come back here to continue to have the debate.”...