Rep. Nick Langworthy spoke with Fox News Digital about his push to fund modernization of air traffic control systems.
—
ThechairmanoftheHouse’sAviationSafetyCaucusisaccusingtheformerBidenadministrationofhelpingfuelthecurrentairtrafficcontrol(ATC)crisis,byitschoicetofundprogressivediversityinitiativesinsteadofmodernizingtheagingsystem.
Rep.NickLangworthy,R-N.Y.,toldFoxNewsDigitalthattheformeradministration’smarqueebill,thebipartisaninfrastructurebill,wasamongseveral“missedopportunities”tofundarevampoftheATCsystem.
“ThatwasbeforeIcametoCongress,but,youknow,youhadjustmistakenprioritiesinthat,allthisDEIpolicy,DEIstaffing,thatallgotbakedintothecake,”Langworthysaid.“Theycouldhavetakenthatmoneyandspentitonrealmodernizationofwhatiscriticalinfrastructureinthiscountry.”
“Wehadthelongestperiodofincident-freeaviationinthiscountry’shistory,wherewedidn’thaveacommercialaircrashfromthetimethecrashhappenedinBuffalo,inmydistrict,backin2009,tojustthisye
