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Jerry Nadler: “It is tragic and absolutely unacceptable that it took nine deaths to produce this belated concession on the matter of…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
It is tragic and absolutely unacceptable that it took nine deaths to produce this belated concession on the matter of clear law.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler criticizes the FAA for delaying regulation until after a fatal incident.

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