On Thursday's Fox News Channel's “Fox & Friends”, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) stated that the shortage of air traffic control was “very clear” by Sean Duffy Transport. Ta. Great concerns about the US Senate budget gun. “
The joint host Steve Ducusy said, [relevant exchange begins around 3:30] “”[Y]OU has been in Reagan National for decades. And in the meantime, one of them is that air traffic has doubled. Last year, 15 million to 25 million a year. I know that the US air traffic control system has problems. You need more air control officers. “
“This was very clear by the question of Duffy as the Secretary of Transport, and it was a great interest in the US Senate budget, even with our Republican Cocus yesterday. We discussed the need to do more [FAA] controller. So that's a big problem before the US Congress. And we have to accept the fact that we must have the safety of the airway, and FAA plays a great role in it. In fact, it is almost the only role. “
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