Senators Demand Government Watchdog Inquiries Into D.C. Plane Crash

Senators Demand Government Watchdog Inquiries Into D.C. Plane Crash

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Monday asked the inspectors general of the Army and Department of Transportation to conduct parallel audits of the agencies’ aviation safety practices around Washington, D.C., in the wake of a deadly midair collision earlier this year. The bipartisan letter was led by Senators Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas and the panel’s chairman, and Maria Cantwell of Washington, the committee’s t…