# 'COMPLETE stupidity': Dem under fire over pushback to new FAA tech

https://mins.news/en/video/69313

- Fox News, 2026-09-22 17:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWcXIfdQlNg

> Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pushed back against Democratic opposition to the FAA’s new AI-powered tool for managing flight traffic and reducing delays. Rep. Don Beyer called for the technology to be suspended at Washington-area airports, while Duffy argued that the nation urgently needs to modernize its 50-year-old aviation infrastructure.

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