El Paso's alarming airport shutdown

About this episode

Matthew discusses the implications of the federal government's brief pause on air travel into El Paso with Robert Moore.

In this week's episode, Matthew talks with Robert Moore, CEO of El Paso Matters, about the federal government briefly pausing air travel into El Paso. What does it say about the federal government, border security and the lives of El Pasoans?

People in this episode

Host: Matthew

Guest: Robert Moore

Topics covered

• airport shutdown
• federal government
• border security
• El Paso
• air travel

Keywords

• El Paso
• airport shutdown
• federal government
• border security
• air travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: El Paso Matters

Places: El Paso, federal government

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