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Mark Pocan: “I think I only had the direct flights to D.C. there only was…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 23:51

But then there's no flights because there still were very few. You can't get there. And I live in Madison, Wisconsin, where we have a small airport. It's really convenient. But I think I only had the direct flights to D.C. there only was one a day prior was gone for about a year and a half. And I would route through Charlotte, Atlanta, Detroit, go backwards to Minneapolis. But they all took a long time. (23:51–23:59)

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Asserts that direct flights from Madison, Wisconsin, to D.C. were reduced to one per day and were unavailable for about a year and a half.

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