Has the Secretary responded and what happens next? No response to our letter, but he has said that these employees are not critical to safety. In fact, These 400 plus employees are very important to airline safety and travelers because they are the ones who make the air controllers. They are the aeronautical information specialists and the air safety assistants and the radar maintenance people. They may not be visible in the air towers, but they are critical to safety. (00:45–00:56)
CLAIM
Asserts that the 400 FAA employees laid off are crucial to airline safety.
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