The Hill: Cruz presses FAA for answers on Ebola
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is demanding more details on the Federal Aviation Administration’s strategy to contain Ebola amid mounting public concerns about the disease’s spread through air travel.
Blasting the Obama administration’s “unclear approach to addressing the threat of the Ebola virus,” Cruz said people should know how the top U.S. travel officials are protecting them from Ebola on airlines.
Cruz highlighted travel restrictions enacted by several other countries and asked whether the FAA plans to limit or suspend flights. He also asked for more details about how airline workers are trained to recognize symptoms of the disease.
“It is imperative that the FAA take every available precaution in preventing additional cases from arriving in the United States,” Cruz wrote in a letter to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.
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