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On the recordJune 24, 2026
The President seems far more interested in spending $300 billion to reconstruct Iran instead of spending a fraction of that to build the air traffic control infrastructure to secure the safety of our skies.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing aviation safety funding and priorities.

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