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Frank Lautenberg: “You wouldn't ask a brain surgeon to go--to take care of your need if he was up 8 hours doing surgery someplace else.”

On the recordNovember 30, 2009
You wouldn't ask a brain surgeon to go--to take care of your need if he was up 8 hours doing surgery someplace else.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Lautenberg compares pilot fatigue to medical professionals' readiness, stressing the importance of pilot well-being.

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