U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, R-Miss., who has said he can’t justify federal subsidies for Tupelo’s commercial air service, this week cast a vote against them.
Nunnelee on Tuesday voted for an amendment to a transportation spending bill that would have drastically reduced the federal Essential Air Service program that subsidizes Tupelo’s service.
The measure, sponsored by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., failed 238-164, with many GOP congressmen, including Tea Party-backed members, voting against it.
“We must cut spending so our economy can grow again,” Nunnelee, a Tupelo resident, said in a statement released by his office. “At a time when we are $15 trillion in debt and borrowing over 40 cents of every dollar we spend, tough choices have to be made.”
Daily Journal
6/28/12
Magnolia Tribune
