Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration for more answers on airplane evacuation testing and the impact of the reduced number of flight attendants on some long-haul widebody flights. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.
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Lawmakers concerned about reduced flight attendant staffing, evacuation timing
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration for more answers on airplane evacuation testing and the impact of the reduced number of flight attendants on some long-haul widebody flights. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.
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