Duckworth Criticizes Sinema's Pilot Training Proposal.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Army veteran helicopter pilot who chairs the subcommittee in charge of aviation in the Senate, criticized a proposal by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to alter pilot training requirements for commercial aircraft, saying senators will have "blood on your hands" if they support the changes. Sinema's proposal had forced the Senate Commerce Committee to postpone a vote on a major aviation policy bill. Some smaller, regional airlines have been pushing for changes to the current rule requiring pilots to have 1,500 hours of training before they can fly for a commercial airline, arguing that the rule is contributing to ongoing pilot workforce problems.