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Congressman Al Green on the United Airlines Debacle
United offering compensation to all passengers on flight man was dragged off HICAGO --AP (April 12, 2017) United Airlines sought to quell the uproar over a man being dragged off a plane by announcing on Tuesday that it would no longer ask police to remove passengers from full flights and would compensate customers who were on the flight when the man was removed.
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In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” aired Wednesday, United
parent company CEO Oscar Munoz said he felt “ashamed” watching video of the man being forced off the jet. He has promised to review the airline’s passenger-removal policy. Munoz, who leads United’s parent company, apologized again to Kentucky physician David Dao, his family and the other passengers who witnessed him being taken off the flight. “That is not who our family at
United is,” he said. “This will never happen again on a United flight. That’s my promise.” In the future, law enforcement will not be involved in removing a “booked, paid, seated passenger,” Munoz said. “We can’t do that.” In an effort to calm the backlash, United also announced that passengers on United Express Flight 3411 would be compensated equal to the cost of their tickets.
ASHINGTON, D.C. (April 12, 2017) - Today, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) issued a press statement about the United Airlines Debacle stating, “The recent passenger-removal actions of United Airlines were an injustice. Regardless of a person’s background, ethnicity, religion, race, sexuality, creed or color, no one should be dragged from a plane. I believe the regulatory protocol for the removal of passengers when a flight is overbooked or sold out must be reviewed.
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United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said Wednesday that the passengers can take the compensation in cash, travel credits or miles. The flight was loaded and preparing to leave Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Sunday when the man was dragged off. Video shot by passengers showing the man’s bloodied face went viral on social media, prompting a storm of protest.
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United’s current policy is bad. It’s bad for the customer,
Rep. Al Green (D-TX) bad for the employees, and bad for United Airlines. All persons should be protected from this type of forcible removal. If this can happen to any one of us without liability, it can happen to every one of us with impunity.
Tax deadline - Tuesday, April 18
IRS to extend call service hours
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he Internal Revenue Service is extending its customer service hours of its toll-free call center to meet the current demand. According to a press release, the first two weeks of April are typically some of the busiest times of the year for the IRS telephone assistors, with the center receiving thousands of calls per hour. To meet the demand, the IRS toll-free telephone lines will be available on Saturday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The toll-free line is 800-829-1040.
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The tax deadline for this year is Tuesday, April 18, which is later than most years. The usual April 15 deadline falls on a Saturday, which means taxpayers would have until Monday to file.
Monday, April 17, is Emancipation Day, which is a holiday in the District of Columbia, so filing was moved to April 18. Taxpayers requesting an automatic six-month extension will have until Monday, Oct. 16, to file. The IRS reminds taxpayers that most questions can now be answered online at IRS.gov and there are a variety of tools that can be used also. Tools include the “Where’s My Refund?” tool which tracks where a refund currently stands and a “Get Transcript” tool, which helps taxpayers receive a summary of their tax return. The summary is needed for non-tax reasons, such as student or mortgage loan income verification.
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