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Tim Kaine: “They've forced 2400 people out of the FAA during Trump's…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Sen. Kaine Discusses Republicans' Refusal to Protect Health Care, Trump's Shutdown, and Elections

Published | Video Starts at 04:43

If we agree to reopen, President Trump's got to stop the firings. The FAA. We're talking air traffic control. They've forced 2400 people out of the FAA during Trump's first year. when they were already short 3000 air traffic controllers. Stop the firings. Stop the games playing. Stop going after blue cities and helping red cities. (04:43–04:50)

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Asserts that 2400 people were forced out of the FAA during Trump's first year in office.

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