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On the recordSeptember 28, 2022
We saved the aviation industry by keeping the employees paid and in status, not directing money as a bailout to the airlines themselves.
Said by
Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio explains how Congress supported the aviation industry during the pandemic.

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