Shuster Admits Romantic Relationship with Lobbyist

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) “is dating a top lobbyist for the leading U.S. airline trade association, an organization that spends millions of dollars trying to influence his panel,” Politico reports.

“The Pennsylvania Republican is currently at the center of high-stakes negotiations to enact the most sweeping overhaul of the Federal Aviation Administration in decades. The package could include changes to the nation’s air travel system, including the privatization of the air traffic control system. Airlines for America’s members — all of the nation’s largest airlines — have a major interest in the legislation.”