{"id":4482,"date":"2018-08-29T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-kennedy-announce-bipartisan-fly-smart-act-to-stop-government-waste-on-first-class-flights\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:08:09","slug":"merkley-kennedy-announce-bipartisan-fly-smart-act-to-stop-government-waste-on-first-class-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-kennedy-announce-bipartisan-fly-smart-act-to-stop-government-waste-on-first-class-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley y Kennedy anuncian la &quot;Ley Fly Smart&quot; bipartidista para detener el desperdicio del gobierno en vuelos de primera clase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 El senador de Oreg\u00f3n Jeff Merkley (D-OR) y el senador John Kennedy (R-LA) anunciaron hoy la introducci\u00f3n de la Ley Fly Smart, una nueva legislaci\u00f3n bipartidista para evitar que el dinero de los contribuyentes se desperdicie en vuelos de primera clase.<\/p>\n<p>La legislaci\u00f3n prohibir\u00eda a los empleados del gobierno federal, incluidos los secretarios del gabinete y otros servidores p\u00fablicos de alto rango, usar d\u00f3lares de los contribuyentes para comprar boletos de avi\u00f3n en primera clase o clase ejecutiva, excepto en circunstancias excepcionales.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cLos servidores p\u00fablicos deben usar sus puestos para servir al p\u00fablico, no vivir la gran vida con dinero p\u00fablico\u201d, dijo el Senador Merkley. \u201cDespu\u00e9s de una noticia tras otra sobre el abuso del sistema actual, est\u00e1 claro que las reglas m\u00e1s estrictas est\u00e1n listas para despegar\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cEntre 2012 y 2014, los empleados del gobierno gastaron $1 millones adicionales en d\u00f3lares de los contribuyentes para volar en primera clase. Eso es un desperdicio inaceptable del dinero de los contribuyentes. Los trabajadores del gobierno no deber\u00edan viajar como la multitud de champ\u00e1n y caviar con el centavo de los contribuyentes\u201d, dijo el Senador Kennedy. \u201cNecesitamos dejar en claro que los trabajadores del gobierno no deben volar en primera clase con el centavo de los contribuyentes\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>La Ley Fly Smart requiere que todos los empleados del gobierno federal vuelen en clase econ\u00f3mica, a nivel nacional e internacional, excepto en circunstancias excepcionales, por ejemplo, si no se pueden encontrar opciones de vuelo alternativas. Todas las excepciones deben estar aprobadas por una renuncia que se presente p\u00fablicamente a m\u00e1s tardar 90 d\u00edas despu\u00e9s del viaje, y no se permitir\u00e1n exenciones generales.<\/p>\n<p>Se puede encontrar un resumen secci\u00f3n por secci\u00f3n de la Ley Fly Smart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/download\/fly-smart-act\/\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &ndash; Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) today announced the introduction of the Fly Smart Act, new bipartisan legislation to prevent taxpayer dollars from being wasted on first-class flights. 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