NEW : President Obama expected to sign bill after House passage . Comment: Controller staffing shortages began this week , affecting airline flights . ` Something rare has happened in Washington ; the Senate came together on a bipartisan basis to put common sense before politics , '' Republican Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas said Thursday . The bipartisan Senate plan would give transportation planners new budget flexibility .
NEW : President Obama expected to sign bill after House passage . Comment: Controller staffing shortages began this week , affecting airline flights . The bipartisan Senate plan would give transportation planners new budget flexibility .