Duffy ‘aggressively’ supports big, beautiful bill – Washington Examiner
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has expressed strong support for the “Big Beautiful Bill” aimed at funding a major upgrade to the Federal Aviation Management’s (FAA) air traffic control system, noting that the initial allocation of $12.5 billion will only serve as a starting point. Duffy pointed out ongoing issues with outdated equipment, such as phantom aircraft appearing on radar and significant outages affecting air traffic. Despite his enthusiasm for the bill, he acknowledged that additional funding will be necessary to fully address the FAA’s needs, emphasizing that stakeholders-including lawmakers and the public-share the goal of enhancing the air traffic control system. The bill is currently awaiting a vote in the Senate, with republicans aiming for it to reach President Trump by July 4.
Duffy ‘aggressively’ supports big, beautiful bill for air traffic control reboot: ‘Gives us a start’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he “aggressively” supported the Big Beautiful Bill Act on Monday, but admitted it is only “a start” at meeting the Federal Aviation Administration’s needs as it works to overhaul its air traffic control system.
The bill allots an initial $12.5 billion for the FAA to update outdated equipment. Some problems air traffic controllers have had in the past are phantom aircraft on radar and equipment outages that led to a large outage on April 28.
While appearing on CNBC’s Squawkbox, Duffy said the current funding in the reconciliation bill before Congress is “not enough.”
“$12.5 billion is really important, it gives us a start to build this project, which is why I aggressively support the big, beautiful bill, but it’s not enough, again, we need more money,” Duffy said. “The Senate has and is thinking about giving us some more money, and I think the American people want it. So if we get the cash, we’re going to do it differently. Congress doesn’t have faith in the FAA.”
Duffy explained that the FAA upgrades will bring a “different kind of team” to help implement the changes.
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“We’re going to have a different kind of team, and if you think about it, you have two chairmen in the House and the Senate, [Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)] and [Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)]; the president cares about aviation,” Duffy said. “You have me, who cares, an industry that cares, the American people care. There’s no better time to fix our air traffic control system.”
The Big Beautiful Bill Act is awaiting a vote in the Senate. Republicans hope to have it on President Donald Trump’s desk by July 4.
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