Senate Republicans can stop a private jet giveaway before it becomes a political liability

Senate Republicans can stop a private jet giveaway before it becomes a political liability

Republicans heading into the midterm elections have plenty worth defending. They should not defend a private jet tax carve-out tucked into the aviation safety legislation written after 67 people died in the collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk. A safety bill should be about safety, not a back-door tax benefit for private aircraft owners. The provision is the Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act (also known as PAPA), c…