Months before the fatal DC plane collision, lawmakers brushed off dire safety warnings & passed an industry-backed measure to add more flight traffic at the airport.

🚨NEWS: Months before the fatal DC plane collision, lawmakers brushed off dire safety warnings & passed an industry-backed measure to add more flight traffic at the airport.

"Increasing slots at this airport undermines safety," one opponent pleaded. https://t.co/0Jbfsrp19F

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