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Ted Cruz: “It requires all aircrafts, civilian and military, to equip…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Sen. Cruz Delivers Remarks on the Senate Floor in Support of the ROTOR Act

Published | Video Starts at 02:26

Here's what the ROTOR act does. Number one, it tightens the rules for military aircraft so air traffic control and other pilots have a better idea of nearby planes and helicopters. Number two, It requires all aircrafts, civilian and military, to equip and receive ADS B signals. Number three, it directs the FAA to comprehensively evaluate the safety of airspaces around airports across the country so that no other airspace has the same risk of collisions that DCA did. (02:26–02:36)

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Asserts that the ROTOR Act mandates ADS B for all aircraft.

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