President Obama and Congressional Democrats on Friday abandoned their once-firm stand that airport bottlenecks would be addressed only in a broader fix to across-the-board cuts.

Victims of sequestration lashed out at Congress on Friday, after lawmakers moved swiftly to address long lines at airports while leaving other cuts, primarily those affecting low-income Americans, unaddressed.

So it turns out that the FAA has enough money in its cut-to-the-bone budget to keep planes flying as if nothing happened - all it has to do is shift dollars from a useless activity to one that actually has an impact.

The Obama administration's second installment of sequester scare tactics is working about as well as its first go 'round. Run away:

Lawmakers are expected to take up a proposal Friday aimed at ending budget-related air traffic controller furloughs blamed for widespread flight delays.

A bill that would end the Federal Aviation Administrations furlough on air traffic controllers is now on its way to President Obama to sign.

In less than 24 hours bipartisan legislation passed both the Senate and the House to relieve one of the most noticeable downsides to budget sequestration FAA furloughs. The bill that was rushed through Congress and is expected to be signed by the president today gives the FAA transfer authority for 253 million until October to put towards meeting the staffing challenges that have created staggering airport delays this week. The money comes from the leftovers of a fund for airport improvements that is expected to send back between 400 and 450 million in unused funds this year.

A number of Republicans are using misleading numbers when they say the Federal Aviation Administration should cut consultants and travel before resorting to furloughs that are causing airport delays.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tore into his colleagues on Thursday for their recent focus on delays to air travel caused by sequestration saying its shameful that the issue has gained such traction when military cuts have not. Im terribly uncomfortable with the delays of FAA I think its a terrible thing ...