A U.S. Senator Pushed to Cut Firefighting Aircraft Inspections the Same Month His Former Company Failed One

Reporting Highlights Changing Oversight: U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy previously ran an aerial firefighting company. After joining Congress, he proposed ending Forest Service inspections of those aircraft.  Failed Inspection: The same month a draft of his plan to end Forest Service inspections leaked, an aircraft at his former company failed an inspection because of a crack…

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