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Sean Duffy: “I got 12 and a half billion dollars that I'm working on…”

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Transportation Sec. Duffy: There's room for airline mergers in the U.S.

Published April 7, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:37

But I'm looking at how do I update this system to make sure we have the best technology so humans can always make errors. So how do I have great air traffic controllers? And I back them up with great, great technology. I got 12 and a half billion dollars that I'm working on right now. Next two and a half years we're going to spend that building out. You know, we have telecom, we're going to have new radar, new voice switches. (01:37–01:42)

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Asserts that there is a $12.5 billion budget for air traffic control improvements.

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