Originally Posted by
boofhead
And of course the 1500 hour rule can be changed. Did I not just read that the new President and Congress cancelled the ACA?
Actually, no, you did not read that. What you read was that The House of Representatives (Only one part or our legislative branch) passed a bill which wold rescind it
if the bill were also passed by the Senate (which it hasn't) The Senate is considering a different bill that has different provisions regarding the amendment or repeal of the ACA. Various factions have been trying to repeal the ACA for almost the entire 7 years it's been in effect. So far it hasn't happened. Perhaps it will this time.
To your point, Neither I nor anyone else has ever said that Congress couldn't change the ATP requirement. What I have said is that the FAA can't do it, that it requires action from Congress.