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On the recordFebruary 9, 2023
I support the actions that were taken, but I don't see a downside to a signaling to any government that any violation of our airspace that is not inadvertent, and certainly any violation that is intentional and has a military component will be met with immediate kinetic action.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz emphasizes the importance of signaling consequences for airspace violations.

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