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Maria Cantwell: “We can't let what I would call key economic engines at smaller airports across the United States be strangled because of…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2023
We can't let what I would call key economic engines at smaller airports across the United States be strangled because of the pilots.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Senator Cantwell warns against economic impacts on smaller airports due to pilot shortages.

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