The wingtip of Flight 5490 struck Flight 4522 on the runway around 12:45pm local time.
Meekspostedthat seven members of Congress in total were on the flight.
The administration did hire some of those people back, but seems to remain understaffed.
An American Eagle regional jet takes off over the American Airlines terminal at Washington Reagan National Airport© J. David Ake/Getty Images
Reuters reported that the FAA is about 3,500 air traffic controllers short of targeted staffing levels.
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