Rick Scott to Obama: Quit Stalling and End the FAA Furloughs Now!

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has a message for President Obama, whoseadministration's signaled Wednesdaythat it might be willing to consider supporting legislation -- repeatedly proposed by Senate Republicans -- that would end flight delays caused by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs: Get on with it already!

"While this news is promising, Florida families and businesses are still experiencing delays, and Florida tourism is still being put at risk each day," Scott said in a statement Thursday. "I continue to call on the White House to expedite the issue and work with Congress on a solution, so we can continue our momentum in growing jobs, and let the FAA, airlines, airports and travelers, get back to doing their jobs."

The statement is the latest in a series Scott has leveled against the administration. In a Wednesday appearance on Fox News' "Your World with Neil Cavuto," the governor suggested the President was purposefully and needlessly defunding the nation's air traffic controllers in order to make Republicans look bad and the sequester seem more severe than it actually is.

What I have been told is [the Obama administration] had over $2 billion of other cuts they could have made that would not have impacted air controllers," Scott told Cavuto. "This appears to be for some political move. I just think its ridiculous because its going to impact jobs. Our families want jobs.

Earlier in the broadcast, Scott had explained just how Florida's economy has been especially hit hard by the furloughs:

"Look, we're a tourism state. About a million jobs in our state are tied to tourism. We have four major hubs in our state. Were clearly the gateway to Latin America. On Monday our Fort Lauderdale airport and Orlando, almost 50% of their flights were delayed.Its going to impact jobs in our state, right when we're having dramatic a turnaround in our economy."

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