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On the recordJune 16, 2009
But, Mr. Cohen, I'm asking what your--is it the case that we're hiring pilots to put in the cockpit of commercial airplanes and paying them $22-23,000 a year?
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan questions the low salaries for pilots and its impact on safety.

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