Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol on May 9, 2023.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol on May 9, 2023.
  • Sen. Kyrsten Sinema made a last-minute push in June to change training requirements for pilots.
  • At the same time, she received over $100,000 from the airline industry over the last three months.
  • The industry has become a larger source of money for the senator's campaign in recent years.

In June, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona began a last-minute push to change the training requirements for airline pilots by establishing a new training program that critics argue could reduce safety in the industry.