The Commerce Committee has jurisdiction over about 40% of the US economy. So if you care about jobs, there's no better place in the Senate to be than leading the Commerce Committee. And The FAA reauthorization bill...directed the FAA to hire the maximum number of air traffic controllers. controllers to keep the flying public safe. It invested billions in Texas airports, putting advanced technology for air traffic controllers, putting Runway collision sensors on runways, on the ground. (03:31–04:20)
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Asserts that the bill directed the FAA to hire the maximum number of air traffic controllers.
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