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Air Traffic Controllers helped end the last government shutdown and may again

A shortage of air traffic controllers may have played a key role in ending the last government shutdown in 2019. Those controllers could be in a powerful position this year as well.

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Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers immigration and breaking news.
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