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Senate approves anti-crash bill requiring military aircraft broadcast their locations

Cruz backed the Senate-passed aircraft-location bill and said he would help advance it in the House.

Senate approves anti-crash bill requiring military aircraft broadcast their locations
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The Senate approved a bipartisan bill requiring aircraft to broadcast their locations, after a military helicopter’s failure to do so preceded a collision that killed 67 people. Ted Cruz said he would help advance the bill in the House.

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Senator supporting the ROTOR Act

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Maria Cantwell
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Cruz and Cantwell Urge Removal of Military Aircraft Tracking Waivers

Ted Cruz supported legislation requiring aircraft to broadcast their locations. Center outlets stress Cruz’s effort to remove military-flight exemptions and his threat to hold up funding; right-leaning outlets focus on Senate passage of a tracking bill and Cruz’s support for advancing it in the House.

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