Van Hollen vows funding to fix air traffic control system, rejects Duffy blame

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said he would support “whatever level of money is necessary” to fix the U.S. air traffic control system after the nationwide ground stop on Friday following Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s plea for more funds.

“The American people need an air transportation system that is safe but also reliable; and what happened the other day is unacceptable,” Van Hollen said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union. “I will support whatever level of money is necessary to fix this problem. We should fix this problem on a bipartisan basis.”