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Transportation secretary Sean Duffy blames prior presidents and Congress for flight stoppage

Global Published 15 November 2026, 21:18 · archived 15 Nov 2026

Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen says Trump administration hasn’t properly invested existing fundsDonald Trump’s administration on Sunday blamed the travel chaos stemming from Friday’s four-hour nationwide flight stoppage on prior presidents as well as a lack of congressional funding – though a Democratic senator argued that the Trump administration hasn’t properly invested all of the funds it has already been given to implement needed air travel infrastructure upgrades.“I take responsibility for what was given to me by prior administrations,” the US transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, to...

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