Watch live: Duffy testifies before House on Trump budget, airline price hikes
The White House is seeking $26.6 billion in funding for the Department of Transportation, including plans for Federal Aviation Administration modernization, updates to infrastructure and technology, as well as investment in the U.S. shipbuilding and maritime industries. Airports are also still feeling the weight of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which led to the resignation of roughly 1,000 Transportation Security Administration agents. Add as preferred source on Google Tags airline price hikes DHS shutdown Donald Trump Donald Trump fiscal 2027 budget request Iran War jet fuel shortage Sean Duffy Transportation Department Trump administration Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc.
- ▪The White House is seeking $26.6 billion in funding for the Department of Transportation, including plans for Federal Aviation Administration modernization, updates to infrastructure and technology, as well as investment in the U.S. shipbui
- ▪Airports are also still feeling the weight of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which led to the resignation of roughly 1,000 Transportation Security Administration agents.
- ▪Add as preferred source on Google Tags airline price hikes DHS shutdown Donald Trump Donald Trump fiscal 2027 budget request Iran War jet fuel shortage Sean Duffy Transportation Department Trump administration Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media I
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Video Watch live: Duffy testifies before House on Trump budget, airline price hikes Comments: by The Hill staff - 05/21/26 1:53 PM ET Comments: Link copied by The Hill staff - 05/21/26 1:53 PM ET Comments: Link copied Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will testify before a House Appropriations Committee subpanel on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request — as airline travelers experience rising costs amid a jet fuel shortage sparked by the Iran war. The White House is seeking $26.6 billion in funding for the Department of Transportation, including plans for Federal Aviation Administration modernization, updates to infrastructure and technology, as well as investment in the U.S. shipbuilding and maritime industries.
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