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Senators Threaten Funding Block Over Flight Safety Reforms

12/18/2025

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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) threaten to block funding if flight safety reforms are not enacted by January's end.
They seek removal of defense-bill provisions letting military aircraft operate without broadcasting their locations after a January crash that killed 67.
The National Transportation Safety Board has raised near-miss concerns at Ronald Reagan National Airport prior to the crash.
The White House supports the proposed reforms.

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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) threaten to block funding if flight safety reforms are not enacted by January's end.
They seek removal of defense-bill provisions letting military aircraft operate without broadcasting their locations after a January crash that killed 67.
The National Transportation Safety Board has raised near-miss concerns at Ronald Reagan National Airport prior to the crash.
The White House supports the proposed reforms.