How many hours do they have on their first flight in an A320? I think the senators should be made aware of what they start line training with not how many hours they have at the end of line training.
As far as I know you still have pax on board when you are line training and still do the takeoffs and landings. I know I did on the 737 on my first of 60 odd sectors of line training. (60 something was the minimum number of sectors that you complete line training in at the time I went through) I'm sure if they said the first sector they operated as crew they had 200 hours of actual time in the aircraft on their first flight then the senators might be a little shocked.