On the recordJune 19, 1996
before the ValuJet crash, an FAA inspector said that ValuJet is an accident waiting to happen. It is so bad, she said, that neither she nor her family would ever fly on ValuJet. But after the crash, a DOT spokesman said ValuJet is completely safe. It is perfectly OK. Yesterday, after a Three-Stooges-type soap opera, the Government, who has been speaking out of both sides of their mouth on the ValuJet incident, did the following thing. They grounded ValuJet as unsafe, and they threw the top safety man, Tony Broderick, to the wolves. Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. It is evident after this soap opera that the only call the flying public can make is to Ghostbusters, because the FAA is out to lunch with a bunch and the DOT has gone for soup with the group. Think about it.
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govinfo.gov
