Today, the Senate will vote on the Federal Aviation Administration budget, which has been the flashpoint for fierce battles this week. The FAA bill authorizes spending on airport construction and security programs over the next two years. But the bill also has a controversial provision slipped in by Federal Express that would prevent Fed Ex workers from organizing locally.
GUESTS: Teamsters members who opposed the Fed Ex provision.
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A huge tornado with winds of up to 200 miles per hour tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday killing dozens of people. The storm ripped up at least two elementary schools and a hospital.
