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Ed Markey: I just want to thank the Senator for his work. We have been partnering on this issue of eliminating bag fees at…

On the recordMay 19, 2016
I just want to thank the Senator for his work. We have been partnering on this issue of eliminating bag fees at airports. Since they have been imposed, 27 percent more bags now go through baggage clearing with passengers. If we could just get that out of the way, get rid of those baggage fees, I think it would expedite dramatically the ability of people to get on planes in this country. So I am glad we are able to have this moment to be able to speak about the importance of this issue.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
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May 19, 2016

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