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Sean Duffy: “The critical positions in regard to safety are not offered…”

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

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Jake Tapper asks transportation secretary if DEI was at all related to DC plane collision

Published | Video Starts at 08:18

So air traffic controllers were exempted from a hiring freeze as well as other safety positions like inspectors. And in regard to offers for people to take early retirement for our department, actually, The critical positions in regard to safety are not offered that early retirement. We're going to keep all our safety positions in place. No early retirement. We're all going to stay in work and make sure our skies are safe. That's great news. (08:18–08:24)

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Asserts that critical safety positions were not offered early retirement.

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