The bill allots an initial $12.5 billion for the FAA to update outdated equipment.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
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