Can Congress stop airlines from lying about ticket prices?

FRIDAY FORUM: The House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill that allows airlines to display a deceptively low ticket price. Will the Senate go along with it?

Airfares are soaring this summer, and America is having a national conversation about price transparency. Maybe it's finally time for airlines to tell the truth about their tickets — the whole truth.

But Congress isn't so sure. In proposed legislation to fund the Federal Aviation Administration, the House of Representatives wants to allow airlines to sho…