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Sean Duffy: “Since DCA Laura, it was the first time in 16 years we had a…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Interview with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Transit Safety and Aviation Upgrades

Published | Video Starts at 04:41

Listen, it's very simple. Flying on an airplane is the safest mode of transportation by far, far none. It is the safest and I think Since DCA Laura, it was the first time in 16 years we had a major air disaster. And I think there's now a lot more focus on aviation. So if, you know, smoke fills a cabin and we land and people go out on the wing, it gets a lot more attention. (04:41–04:46)

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Asserts that a major air disaster occurred for the first time in 16 years at DCA.

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