SCHUMER STATEMENT ON SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF COLGAN AIR FLIGHT 3407 PLANE CRASH IN WESTERN NEW YORK

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement about the sixteenth anniversary of the Colgan Air Flight 3407 plane crash in Western New York:

“Today marks sixteen years since the Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash in Western New York in which 50 people tragically died. For years after, I was proud to work with the families, who turned their grief into action and united to successfully push for new regulations and legislation that has made air travel safer. Together, we have faced down the special interests to accomplish lifesaving policy changes and protected them repeatedly. We mourn for those we have lost, and I extend my ongoing support and partnership to the families who I have worked with and gotten to know over the years. Their example inspires us to continue to make air travel as safe as possible for all.”

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