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On the recordOctober 20, 2021
I hope this isn't back to the good old days of tombstone mentality at FAA: We will move on secondary barriers when some domestic terrorists take over a plane and something really horrible happens.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi expresses concern over FAA's slow response to safety measures after January 6 events.

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