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On the recordAugust 5, 2009
I think if, God forbid, there's an accident next year, and it is someone related to one of the witnesses that's on the airplane, and you discover what we now know about what put--what clearly had to have been fatigue in that cockpit, would you think there's something wrong that needs to be corrected?
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan emphasizes the importance of addressing pilot fatigue to prevent future accidents.

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