JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As our current government shutdown is now the third longest in our nation’s history, local politicians here on the First Coast are introducing a bill to protect employees with the Federal Aviation Administration who have been working for the past 20 days without pay.

District 4 Representative Aaron Bean says any type of mass sick calls or walkouts would be catastrophic for the already congested airspace here on the First Coast, which features multiple airports, military bases and even space launches.

Seeing the impacts of our current government shutdown, he is introducing The Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025. The goal is to ensure essential workers in the TSA line or air traffic control towers do not miss a paycheck, using the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.

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