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TIL in May of 2024 the U.S. Senate authorized more flights to Washington National with an 88-4 vote. At the time senators Kaine & Warner said the Senate ‘abdicated its responsibility to protect the safety of the 25 million people’ who annually fly through Reagan airport, known as DCA

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