Air traffic controllers miss full paycheck because of government shutdown, Duffy says

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday that "today is the first day" that air traffic controllers "don't get any money" as a result of the government shutdown. 

"The first day is hard, but the second day is even harder than that. And the third day. Because they have gas, they have childcare costs," he said.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters on day 23 of the government shutdown as he is joined by, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.  (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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