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On the recordFebruary 15, 2023
If you are sitting in that Southwest flight, you knew how close you came to having a plane land on top of you, killing every person on that plane, you would understandably be horrified.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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Cruz describes the near-collision incident at Austin-Bergstrom Airport and its potential consequences.

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