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WASHINGTON — A Senate squabble threatened to put about 80,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees and airport construction workers back on indefinite paid leave Saturday. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., held up the expected Senate passage of an FAA and highway-projects- funding extension bill. FAA funding will expire Friday unless a deal is reached. Coburn wants to amend the bill to eliminate a provision that forces states to spend 10 percent of the highway trust money on bike paths and similar projects.
