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John Thune: “Congress gave the DOT the authority to protect our air carriers and the traveling public from what is unilateral…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
Congress gave the DOT the authority to protect our air carriers and the traveling public from what is unilateral taxation, in effect.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune highlights Congress's role in protecting U.S. air carriers from unilateral taxation.

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