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U.S. travelers could soon start to feel the pain of the ongoing government shutdown , Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Thursday.

Duffy joined House GOP leaders at their daily press conference on Day 23 of the shutdown to talk about the difficulties Congress' fiscal standoff is putting on the nation's air traffic controllers.

The Trump Cabinet official said air traffic controllers he's spoken with were "angry" and "frustrated" about being forced to work without pay — noting that Tuesday, Oct. 28, will mark their first full missed paycheck if a sudden breakthrough does not happen on Capitol Hill by then.

"Safety is paramount for us. And so, if we don't have the staffing levels in a tower TRACON or center, you w

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