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House committee: FAA, Boeing cultures led to 737 Max disasters
“This is a tragedy that never should’ve happened,” said Chairman Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore.
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Trump folly steps on Senate GOP message again
“The fact is, I’m a cheerleader for this country, I love our country, and I don’t want people to be frightened. I don’t want to create panic, as you say.”
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With no aid in rescue package, transportation unions still see hope
Her union and the Air Line Pilots Association say the March package, which included $25 billion to keep passenger airline employees on their company payrolls as well as $4 billion for cargo airlines
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Three candidates shape vigorous contest for House Foreign Affairs gavel
However, no one lawmaker seems at this point to have checked all of the boxes to win decisively.
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White House backs CR as part of coronavirus aid package, Meadows says
“I think the speaker is going to hold out until the end of September and try to get what she wants in the funding for the government during the CR or whatever funding mechanism happens to come up
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Should the Capitol start COVID-19 testing for staff and members?
The Texas Republican was scheduled to travel to Texas with President Donald Trump and was tested before being allowed to board Air Force One.
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Mother pushes Congress for change after son’s ‘preventable’ death in military accident
This week, the House passed its version of the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill, approving hundreds of amendments with little to no debate. Among them is an amendment sponsored by Rep.
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Issues linger after House Armed Services’ smooth NDAA markup
But beneath the decorous celebration, some real policy disagreements linger. And some of them are likely to resurface when the full chamber takes up the bill later this summer.
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Matt Gaetz and the until-now unknown adopted son from Cuba
“For all those wondering, this is my son Nestor. We share no blood but he is my life,” Gaetz tweeted. “He came from Cuba (legally, of course) six years ago and lives with me in Florida.
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Senate confirms first black military service chief
Kaleth Wright, the Air Force’s top enlisted airman, who is also an African American, published a Twitter thread with his own emotional take on recent events. “Who am I?” Wright tweeted.
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Transport workers still seek enforceable COVID-19 rules
Three months into the coronavirus outbreak, transportation workers say they’re desperate for the Department of Transportation to create enforceable standards to protect them from this and future pandemics
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Congress plotting action against police brutality, racial injustices in response to Floyd death
“Congressional intent is powerful,” the Massachusetts Democrat said.
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EPA’s Wheeler defends pandemic moves as Markey demands apology
“We are in the middle of a health crisis attacking people’s lungs and the agency is supposed to be the air quality fire department, but instead you’re throwing gasoline on a burning building, knowing
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Pilots demand recommended COVID-19 protocols be required
“Each day we are getting reports that airlines are still not doing the right thing — and what is required to keep flight crews and passengers healthy and safe during this pandemic,” Capt.
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How to keep coronavirus off Capitol Hill is still an open question among GOP
“All I can do is take the advice of doctors,” the longtime senator said. Grassley, according to a spokesman, was tested before boarding Air Force Two and was negative.
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These senators are grounded in DC as coronavirus disrupts travel
This year GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski is likely to miss the break-up at her home near Anchorage — she’s stuck in Washington.
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Senate Rules chairman joins calls for rapid coronavirus testing for lawmakers, staff
“I am in agreement of the view that we should find a way to test members and staff, and that it is not taking resources away from other people, but instead it’s dealing with a group of people that
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Airline leaders grilled over safety, refunds and use of loans
comply with all federal laws and regulations on this matter and when a refund is due under those regulations, carriers promptly provide them.”
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Undeterred by pandemic, lawmakers ready their NDAA proposals
“The science is pretty clear that climate change is going to bring about increased instability and more pandemics, and this is a huge national security issue,” he said.
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What will come of Donna Shalala stock scandal
Alaska Air Group, Inc., and Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc.