Duckworth Demands All Air Traffic Controllers Who Worked Without Pay During Republican Shutdown, Not Only Trump's Favorites, Receive $10,000 Bonuses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Trump Administration cruelly provided only four percent of the air traffic controller (ATC) and technician workforce with $10,000 bonuses, despite all of them working without pay during the Republican-led government shutdown, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation—demanded U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy award those bonuses to every single ATC and technician. In her letter to Secretary Duffy, Duckworth lambasted the Administration for punishing the other 96% of the men and women who bravely keep our skies safe without considering whether they had medical procedures, family obligations or any other life events beyond their control.“Excluding 96 percent of the Federal Aviation Ad