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Costs rise for rural air subsidies in push to boost budget
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved 175 million dollars for the Essential Air Service program, a 39 million increase, with subsidies reaching up to thousands per passenger for towns like Ely Nevada and Havre Montana. The program, created to keep service to 107 communities, faces ongoing criticism and calls for reform while lawmakers push funding to sustain flights amid deregulation leftovers.
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Washington
Congress
Ely
Nev
Cape Girardeau
Havre
Mont
Senate
Harry Reid
Senate Appropriations Committee
Transportation
Ray LaHood
Obama
Capitol Hill
Essential Air Service
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
U.S
Puerto Rico
States
Kansas
Dodge City
Garden City
Great Bend
Hays
Macon
Atlanta
White House
Peter Orszag
America
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Appropriations Committee
Michael Boyd
Boyd Group Intl
Pueblo
Colo
Denver