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On the recordMay 12, 2009
The one thing we do need to get rid of in this industry is the statement, well, it's legal, the FAA says it's legal, therefore it must be safe.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Critiquing the assumption that legality equates to safety in aviation.

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