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NPR News: 05-08-2023 6PM EDT

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🗓️ 8 May 2023

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NPR News: 05-08-2023 6PM EDT

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear.

0:06.0

As the summer travels season approaches, the Biden administration is putting more pressure

0:11.1

on big airlines to compensate customers for preventable delays.

0:15.3

And PR Scott Horsley is more from the White House.

0:17.7

Extreme weather, overstretch staffing and scheduling and at times crippling computer problems

0:22.7

have led to several high-profile widespread airline cancellations during the time Biden

0:27.3

has been in office.

0:28.9

Biden, along with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, is urging airlines to standardize

0:33.7

broader compensation for cancellations, including hotel and meal costs.

0:38.1

You deserve more than just getting the pressure taken.

0:41.9

You deserve it fully compensated.

0:44.2

Your time matters.

0:45.9

Impact on your life matters.

0:47.2

The administration will propose new federal rules, but those would take time to go into

0:51.2

effect.

0:52.2

Scott Detrello, NPR News, the White House.

0:54.2

To the end of the pandemic, Eric Health Order, known as Title 42 Thursday, over $38 million

1:00.5

will be allocated to San Antonio organizations that provide humanitarian aid to migrant families.

1:06.3

Texas Public Radio's Marion Navarro has more.

1:08.5

Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro and Greg Gassar announced the funds will be used to help

1:12.9

provide shelter and food to the large number of migrants anticipated when Title 42 ends.

1:18.8

The majority of funds, which come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will

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