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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordFebruary 14, 2023
The ground stop was because America was under attack. But this time, this ground stop was the result of the Federal agency's inability to modernize.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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Cruz highlights the FAA's failure to modernize leading to a national airspace ground stop.

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