WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation-U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Co-Chair of the Congressional Food Allergy Research Caucus, led a group of 20 bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers in calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to guarantee that emergency medical kits (EMK) on every commercial aircraft include epinephrine, a life-saving medication to treat passengers who go into anaphylactic shock. Today is the final day for the American people to submit public comments on the FAA's dangerous new...