I-BTC News yenza ucwaningo futhi yaqala isikhalazo ngokumelene noMthetho Wezindiza Ezisobala ka-2014. Lokhu kuhlu olufushane lwe-US House ukuze lufakwe Kukhalenda Lokumiswa ngaphambi kwekhefu lika-August. Lo mthethosivivinywa osalungiswa wenkampani yendiza uzohlehlisa umthetho we-DOT wase-US owasetshenziswa ngo-2012 njengekhambi ekukhangisweni kwezindiza ezidukisayo.

Incwadi evulekile esakazwa yizindaba ze-BTC ifundeka kanje:

UMhlonishwa uJohn Boehner
USomlomo weNdlu
Indlu yabamele i-United States
Washington, DC 20515

Somlomo othandekayo uBoehner,

Thina esisayine ngezansi sifunde ukuthi i-HR 4156 enempikiswano enkulu, uMthetho Wezindiza Ezisobala ka-2014, usohlwini olufushane lweNdlu ukuze lufakwe eKhalendeni Lokumiswa ngaphambi kwekhefu lika-Agasti. I-HR 4156 ingumthetho ophikisanayo ongalimaza izigidi zabathengi ngokuhlehlisa umthetho woMnyango Wezokuthutha wase-US (DOT) owaqalwa ngo-2012 njengekhambi lokukhangisa kwezindiza ezidukisayo. Siyakunxusa ukuthi ungafaki i-HR 4156 Ekhalendeni Lokumiswa.

Imboni Yezokuvakasha kanye namaqembu abathengi awazange aziswe ngethemba lalo mthetho futhi awazange anikezwe ithuba lokuphawula. I-HR 4156 yaphuthunyiswa ngevoti lezwi ngeKomidi Lezokuthutha leNdlu ngo-April 9, 2014 ngemva nje kwemizuzu eyi-9 yengxoxo. Azikho izethulo zomphakathi noma inkulumo-mpikiswano. Kuyadabukisa ukuxhamazela okuhambisana nalo mthethosivivinywa, ngaphandle kwezigcawu lapho abanye ababambiqhaza bebengathola ithuba lokwazisa iCongress ngemibono yabo kanye namaphutha alo mthethosivivinywa.

Manje ngemva kokuhambisa umthethosivivinywa ngeKomidi, izinkampani zezindiza zifuna ukuphazamisa inqubo yeKhalenda Lokumiswa. Alikho iqembu elilodwa labathengi noma inhlangano yezokuvakasha yebhizinisi esekela lo mthetho; iningi seliyigxekile esidlangalaleni inqubo kanye nomthethosivivinywa. Lokhu akulona igama elivumelanayo lesakhiwo sombuso - uhlobo lwebhili Ikhalenda Lokumiswa elivame ukusetshenziselwa - kodwa kunalokho, i-HR 4156 ngokungangabazeki imelela enye yezindleko zezindiza eziyimpikiswano kakhulu esizukulwaneni.

Impela, i-New York Times Editorial Board ngo-Ephreli 22 yawugxeka lo mthethosivivinywa esihlokweni somhleli: "Lokhu kucindezela ukudukisa abathengi kuyadabukisa ikakhulukazi njengoba ukuhlanganiswa kwakamuva, okufana nokwe-American Airlines kanye ne-US Airways, kwenze imboni yancintisana." Ngokufanayo, i-Washington Post yabika ngo-April 24: “Abathengi baye basabela kulo mthetho ngendlela efanayo nabameli babo: Abazihluphi ngawo.”

Lo mthetho uphikisana nabathengi ngokusobala futhi awufezi injongo, ngokubona kwethu, ngaphandle kokudukisa abathengi mayelana nenani langempela lendiza. Siyakunxusa ukuthi ungafaki lo mthethosivivinywa Kukhalenda Lokumiswa kodwa kunalokho ugcizelele umbono wemboni yezokuvakasha kanye namaqembu abathengi kanye nokudingidwa okufanele kwalo mthetho onempikiswano enkulu.

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