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Overheard: Droning On in Committee

Defazio, right, is not amused by drones. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
Defazio, right, is not amused by drones. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
By Roll Call Staff
Posted October 7, 2015 at 10:45am

“We had interruption of critical firefighting activity this summer because of idiots wanting to fly their toy drones.”  

—  House Transportation and Infrastructure ranking member Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., at a hearing Wednesday .


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