Corker Catches Heat for Hold On Faa Bill -- Families of Crash Victims Say Safety Rules Delayed

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WASHINGTON - Irate families of victims of a plane crash last year near Buffalo, N.Y., are blaming Sen. Bob Corker's intervention on behalf of FedEx for a potential delay in passing higher safety standards in an FAA reauthorization bill.

A House version of the bill contains some of the higher pilot training standards that the National Transportation Safety Board recommended to help prevent crashes like the Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash on Feb. 12, 2009, which was blamed on pilot error.

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Corker Catches Heat for Hold On Faa Bill -- Families of Crash Victims Say Safety Rules Delayed

Corker, R-Tenn., placed a hold on the bill and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., has said he will "use every legislative too...

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