Sec. Duffy: We Got $12.5B in the Working Families Tax Cuts as a Down Payment on ATC, but It Doesn’t Include New Telecom or Software

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DUFFY: "The president, since he came to office has been pushing for modernization of the airspace Before I was even sworn in he brought this up The president was able to get 11 point five billion dollars in one big beautiful bill A historic investment in aviation by the way But the Congress was very specific in how I spend that money. I have a certain allotment for radars a certain allotment for radios a certain allotment for for, building new infrastructure for my centers for air traffic controllers They didn’t give me money for telecom They didn’t give me money for new software So a historic investment by President Trump but it wasn’t the full investment which is why I’m coming back to Congress and the American people to explain all the great work we’re doing right now We’re going to spend that 11 and a half billion by the end of 2028 but I need the rest of the money for software and a new telecom architecture that will be way more resilient I need that money so I can start that build so this all can be done By the end of 2028 start of 2029 and the American people have the most amazing state-of-the-art air traffic control system best in class, best in the world but I can’t do that without money"