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Richard Blumenthal: “Some want to loosen this requirement. They say that this is too demanding, making it hard to hire pilots.”

On the recordApril 5, 2017
Some want to loosen this requirement. They say that this is too demanding, making it hard to hire pilots.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal discusses opposition to the 1,500-hour pilot requirement.

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