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Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Called on Secretary of Transportation Pete Butigegto take action and told his supporters to urge the Biden administration to "take action to reduce flight cancellations and delays." In the United States.
In an email sent by Sanders to supporters on Friday, Senator targeted Butigeg about thecrisis facing Americans during Independence Day. Prices related to tickets, check bags, and fees.
As rumors spread about the possibility of a presidential election from Sanders in 2024, his remarks about actions from Butigeg, who is rumored to be a Democratic presidential candidate, are promptly requested. Accompany. Actions on issues from the government.
This is not the first time Sanders has spoken about the issue or criticized Butigeg. Earlier this week, Sanderswrote to Butigegurging "immediate action to significantly reduce" the problems that Americans are forced to experience on air travel.
Earlier this week, Senator Bernie Sanders, I- Vt. , TransportationSec. Pete Butigeg takes "immediate action" to deal with flight delays and cancellations, reducing the high costs associated with air travel. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service, Nicholas Kamm / AFP)
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"Across the country, airline passengers are forced to delay flights, cancel flights, and pay for them. I'm getting more and more dissatisfied with the huge increase in exorbitantly high prices. Tickets, check bags and other charges, "Sanders wrote. "Thousands of flight turmoil have left passengers and crew stuck in crowded airports from one end of the country to the other, missing weddings, funerals and business meetings, planned months ago. "It ruined the family trip."
Sanders said the flight problems ofacross the United States were "simply unacceptable" and passengers "treated with respect rather than contempt." He insisted that the government should make an effort to be "worried."
Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. It was seen in the Capitol after the Senate voted on the infrastructure bill on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.(RollCall, Inc via Tom Williams / CQ-Getty Images)
"During a pandemic, when air travel almost stopped, US taxpayers He came to the rescue and gave the aviation industry $ 54 billion, "Sanders added to the letter. "The top eight airlines alone received nearly $ 50 billion in taxpayer support from the federal government. Given all of the generous taxpayer support provided to the aviation industry, we all have passengers and crew. Responsible for ensuring that you are treated with respect and do not despise. "
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In his letter, Sanders refunded to passengersfor flights delayed by more than an hour, urging Butidieg to request an airline for, 2 We impose fines on airlines for flights that are delayed by more than an hour, and fines for airlines that cannot "properly place" scheduled flights.
In the 2020 presidential election, both Sanders and Butigeg are vying for a Democratic nomination, raising the question of whether they will face each other again in 2024.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Butigeg on November 8 I will be speaking at a daily briefing at the White House in Washington on Monday. 2021.(AP Photo / Susan Walsh)
President Biden asked if he had discussed delays and cancellations of the swept flight with Butigeg. Nationwide, Biden's senior adviser Gene Sperling gave "great confidence" to the "star" transport secretary when he appeared on Fox News channel "The Story" with Martha MacCallum on Friday. Said to have.
"I'm not going to be on the front line of Secretary Butigeg," Sperling added. "He's going to talk about the problem."
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