The National Transportation Safety Board and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser are speaking out against a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act they say would pose a threat to the district’s airspace.

The House passed the annual defense bill by a vote of 312-112 on Wednesday, sending it to the Senate for final passage before it hits President Donald Trump’s desk. But officials are speaking out against a small provision in the over 3,000-page bill that they say reverses the airspace safety progress the district has made following the January midair collision over the Potomac River that left 67 people dead.

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