Brandon Williams’ Voting Record “Won’t Fly With Labor”

Extreme New York Republican Brandon Williams was called out by New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento for his recent vote against a bipartisan amendment to strengthen standards for pilot training.

Williams was the only vulnerable New York freshman to vote against the amendment. In addition to being supported by a bipartisan group of New York representatives and family members of victims of Flight 3407 – a tragic plane crash in western New York in 2009 – the largest pilots’ union in the country also endorsed the amendment to preserve the 1,500 hour rule.

DCCC Spokesperson Ellie Dougherty:
“Brandon Williams’ vote against a bipartisan effort to support flight safety and labor puts his MAGA extremism on full display. Once again, Williams is completely out of touch with Central New Yorkers.”

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New York Playbook: Won’t Fly with Labor

• New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento dinged Republican Rep. Brandon Williams for his vote against stronger FAA rules for pilot training. The change had otherwise drawn bipartisan support from the New York House delegation.

• “As a union movement, the safety and well-being of our members is the highest priority,” Cilento said in a statement to Playbook.

• “This is especially critical in the airline industry. It’s unthinkable that any member of Congress would vote against a bipartisan amendment to maintain common sense pilot training requirements, thereby putting workers, passengers and the general public at greater risk.”

• Williams’ Central New York House district is considered a battleground seat for Democrats seeking to regain their majority.

• Williams’ office did not return messages seeking comment.

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