WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, participated in a hearing entitled, "Close Calls: Improving Safety Across the National Airspace System." This hearing examined recent near-miss and runway incursion incidents and efforts to strengthen safety across the National Airspace System.
HIGHLIGHTS:
ON NEAR MISS INCIDENTS:
Senator Capito:
"I have a feeling there's a lot more near misses or near tragic instances than what is formally reported. Are you each satisfied with the data, the formal data that we see in front of us? And do you believe it's collected properly so that ...