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Sen. Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision
Senators Cruz and Cantwell seek to remove military flight waivers that allowed helicopters to avoid broadcasting locations, aiming to restore safety after a crash killed 67 people.
- Sen. Ted Cruz is pressing Congress to approve the ROTOR act before government funding expires at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the January 29 crash that killed 67 people.
- A provision in the defense authorization bill would let military aircraft get waivers to operate without broadcasting precise locations, undoing recent ADS-B standards, which Cruz said was `airdropped in at the last moment` and would reverse steps by President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
- The FAA required all aircraft to broadcast locations in March, and investigators flagged about 85 near misses near Ronald Reagan National Airport before the crash.
- Senate leaders warned that amending the defense bill could send it back to the House of Representatives and delay soldiers' raises, while Sen. Ted Cruz said he will hold up government funding until the ROTOR act is passed.
- Victims' families say the carve-out would weaken safeguards and send aviation safety backwards, while the National Transportation Safety Board won't release its final report until sometime next year.
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Sen. Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January.
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