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Coalition for an Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights
Stevens Remains Out of Touch With Alaskan Families - Votes Against Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights
June 7th, 2008
This week, Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) claimed to stand up to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the Senate Commerce Committee by trying to save consumers 50 cents rather than implementing security measures. However, last week Stevens and the Republicans in the Senate blocked the Federal Airline Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill, which included the provision to give airline travelers additional rights. Today, Mayor and U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Begich announced support for the bipartisan Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights. Sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), the legislation would protect airline passengers from...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-06-07)
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