Transcript: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 2, 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the ongoing shutdown is straining the nation’s transportation system, with air traffic controller shortages leading to delays and cancellations to preserve safety. Citing FAA figures that 80% of New York–area controllers were absent the day a United jet clipped another at LaGuardia, Duffy said the cause is under review but noted pilots are typically responsible for spacing on the tarmac. He urged reopening the government to pay controllers, trainees, and other unpaid safety personnel, warned prolonged nonpayment will deepen staffing gaps and delays, and said he has no plans to fire controllers.

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