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On the recordMarch 13, 2019
And still I rise; and I rise today because I love my country and because I love the people, and I love their lives and I care about them. And because I love them and I care about them, I call upon the President of the United States of America to ground the 737 MAX 8. This plane is unfit to fly. We have had two go down in the last 6 months. Two down within 6 months is two too many. We cannot put profits above people, Mr. President. This is an opportunity for you to exert your executive power in a positive way on behalf of people who fly these planes. It is not about the pilots; it is about the planes. These planes are unfit to fly, and we cannot put profits above people, and they are to be grounded until they are fit. Ground them until they are fixed. They are unfit to fly. Fix them before we fly them. ____________________
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas
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Mar 13, 2019

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