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Joe Manchin: “One of the strongest arguments being made for privatizing or incorporating our air traffic control system, is it would…”

On the recordMay 18, 2015
One of the strongest arguments being made for privatizing or incorporating our air traffic control system, is it would allow it to be financially self-sustaining, free from the political forces that often drive Federal appropriations.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin argues privatization could lead to financial independence from political influences.

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