WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed issued the following press release:
In an effort to provide clarity to the American people, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee overseeing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is demanding swift clarification from the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) following conflicting accounts surrounding the abrupt closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas.
Earlier today, the FAA announced the immediate closure of the El Paso airspace for 10 days, citing "special security reasons" - a move unprecedented since the September 11, 2001 attacks - before the decision was rescinded j...