If we vote no, the air traffic controllers will not be paid. So every Democrat who votes no is saying, we will not pay the air traffic controllers. What does that mean? There are roughly 45,000 commercial flights a day in the United States. The 10% reduction that the FAA has put in place will be roughly 5,000 flights a day that will be canceled. Now, if you assume 100 passengers are on each flight. (11:55–12:00)
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Asserts that there are approximately 45,000 commercial flights daily in the U.S.
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