As travelers brace for more flight cancellations at U.S. airports, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that if a government shutdown continues much longer "we're not going to get to Thanksgiving."

Speaking live at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Duffy said this weekend could mark the start of a massive disruption in air travel.

"I don't want to be Chicken Little for you all. I'm going to give you what I see. So if the government doesn't open, if the House doesn't do its job ... I'm going to tell you we are not going to get to Thanksgiving."

The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government , but the bill still needs to clear the House and final passage could be days away.

According to Duffy, beginning Friday and continuing into the weekend, "massively mo

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