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On the recordJune 5, 2012
The EU law is no more an intrusion into U.S. sovereignty than America's own aviation laws intrude into the sovereignty of other nations.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Comparing the EU law's impact on U.S. sovereignty to U.S. aviation laws affecting other nations.

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