And I'm sure all of them were breathing a sigh of relief that the government shutdown was over and that air traffic control had resumed normal operations before their trips. Mr. President, The impact on air travel was one of the most visible aspects of the chaos that ensued during the Democrats 43 day government shutdown. Flights were snarled throughout the shutdown, but it got progressively worse as the shutdown drug on. By the time Democrat shutdown entered its second month, the FAA was forced to order outbacks, or I should say outbacks, cutbacks in air traffic. (00:28–00:38)
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