As Senator Cruz mentioned, passing the ROTOR act is our real goal. A reform to the system that would assure that an accident like this would never happen again. Almost one year ago, when 67 people died when a Black Hawk helicopter smashed into American Flight 5342 over the Potomac river. we created victims that didn't need to be there. The families have turned that grief into action. They have come to Washington to push for real safety reform. (07:07–07:16)
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