- Hearing comes as airlines report major rise in violence among passengers
- Nearly one in five flight attendants have had a ‘physical incident’
- Members will hear from a flight attendant and several airline executives
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Meanwhile, over in the Senate, Republican leader Mitch McConnell is standing by his pledge to oppose any effort to raise the debt ceiling.
Democrats have called on Republicans to help them suspend the debt ceiling in a bipartisan fashion, as Congress did during Donald Trump’s presidency.
DEBT CEILING: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reiterated his pledge not to help Democrats raise the debt ceiling. pic.twitter.com/5RuLvqwSFa
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At the subcommittee hearing, flight attendant Teddy Andrews recounted some of the violence that he and his coworkers have endured in recent months.
During one flight, a passenger threw racial slurs at Andrews, who is Black, after he encouraged the man to wear his face mask.