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Byron Dorgan: I'm asking when--that proposal was made and press statements were made about up gauging the airplanes, increasing the…

On the recordSeptember 15, 2010
I'm asking when--that proposal was made and press statements were made about up gauging the airplanes, increasing the size of the airplanes with the slot conversions, very substantial conversions, whether Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority decided that they should make the point, as they've made to this committee and others, that this would be a huge problem, that you wouldn't be able to handle the load.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Dorgan presses for clarity on the Airports Authority's response to concerns about increased traffic.

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