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Sean Duffy: “We control the civilian airspace at the FAA and at the DOT.”

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Duffy threatens funds over immigrant licenses

Published December 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 17:56

I'll just tell you this. My first full day on the job was the DCA air crash and I will not let fixed wing and rotor traffic cross in this airspace. We control the civilian airspace at the FAA and at the DOT. and so let the Congress work their will. But we are going to drive safety no matter what happens because that is our space and that's my viewpoint. (17:56–18:01)

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Asserts that the FAA and DOT control civilian airspace.

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