“Our top priority must be the safety of the flying public so an order freezing the hiring of air traffic controllers is a misguided decision and goes against the directives of our FAA Reauthorization bill," said Rep Steve Cohen, Tennessee Democrat.
Rep. Norma Torres, California Democrat, blames hiring freeze for deadly D.C. aircraft collision
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"As one who was in the gallery and then locked in my office in the early morning as the insurrectionists tried to overthrow our government and beat police," Mr. Cohen said, "some to the point of death, I cannot be a part of that spectacle."
Democrats skipping Donald Trump's inauguration aren't calling it a boycott
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