Sharpton's Sequester Scare Tactic: Falsely Claims Closing Control Tower Closes An Airport
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 7:42pm
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On his MSNBC show, Al Sharpton falsely claims that the sequester would shut the airport in Rep. Paul Ryan's hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin. In fact, the sequester would at worst close the control tower at the airport. The airport would continue to operate under well-established FAA rules for non-towered fields. In the United States, less than 3% of airports have towers.
