At a House Appropriations Committee meeting yesterday regarding the Department of Transportation’s fiscal budget for 2026, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) referenced Duffy’s comments. She suggested that Duffy “diverted [his] wife from Newark airport to LaGuardia out of a sense of security.”

The move is in response to equipment failures and staff shortages that caused hourslong flight delays in recent weeks.

Officials promised to replace derelict equipment with state-of-the-art technology but said funding was dependent on Congress.