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Is Trump trying to get government workers to quit so he can privatize? Or is it chaos on Putin’s order? Or both?
“Airline passengers shouldn’t have to pay an extra upgrade fee to ensure their safety. And the American people shouldn’t be forced to turn over billions of dollars of investments they’ve made over the years to a quasi-private corporation that doesn’t have their best interests at heart and isn’t subject to meaningful oversight“. “
In addition to the possibility of soaring costs for consumers, President Trump’s privatization plan could threaten safety and oversight and lead to less service to small airports and rural areas. ” (US Senators Reed and Leahy)
From the US FAA:
(continued below Leahy-Reed statement.)
From the Office of US Senator Reed of Rhode Island:
“Leahy, Reed: Trump’s Air Traffic Privatization Plan Would Sell Out America’s Airspace Safety 6/07/2017 —
WASHINGTON, DC – Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing And Urban Development And…
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