As Trump administration implores Congress for additional FAA funding, Democrats say the agency already has it | CNN Politics
A CNN Politics article reports that after a meltdown grounded all US flights one Friday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asked Congress for FAA funding, raising his request from around $30 billion to $50 billion, and President Trump urged Congress to "give the money, FAST!" Democrats counter that a bill Republicans passed the year before already gave the FAA $12.5 billion, with Tammy Duckworth accusing Trump of funding vanity projects over air traffic control and Rosa DeLauro calling the request a "ransom." Appropriators are negotiating a funding deal ahead of a December 11 deadline, and Eric Schmitt is pushing his Modern Skies Act, which would invest $30 billion.
