In efforts to ease the delays that have plagued air travelers since the widespread furloughs, politicians are considering presenting various bills in the Senate.
Since federal spending cuts began to take hold Sunday, almost every airline hit has experienced delays.
The cuts totaled to about $85 billion dollars; employee furloughs require a day off with no pay for every ten days of work.
Most politicians intend on making things easier for air passengers, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Some Senators including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, want to get rid of the sequester cuts completely, and use savings from ending wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for funds.
Shrinking the number of overseas troops could save Washington about $582 billion between 2014 and 2023, the Congressional Budget Office estimated in February.
Reid told the Wall Street Journal that his plan would supply plenty of time for Democrats and Republicans to sort out a long-term fiscal deal.
But Republicans refuted the idea, saying that the savings would simply be a budget gimmick-the money that wasn't going to be spent in the first place wouldn't be spent anyway.
Senatory Amy Klobuchar told the Journal that she would rather do a big deal; she introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday with Senator John Hoeven that would raise the Transportation Department's ability to cut the FAA's furloughs of 47,000 employees, most of whom are air-traffic controllers. The FAA would be able to do this by having more liberty to transfer funds between accounts.
The Senate will be at recess all next week. Some Democrats are pushing to get these bill passed before the break, but are unsure of how it could all turn out.
Klobuchar acknowledged the tough road ahead for all parties involved.
"As we work toward it, we have to admit that some things are very problematic," she said.
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