Duffy added that air travel remains safe, but that the shutdown injects more risk. "Mass chaos" could soon be coming to an airport near you. At a press conference Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the U.S. may need to close some airspace if the government shutdown lasts into next week.

The following is the transcript of the interview with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Nov. 2, 2025.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy addressed SEPTA's ongoing issues during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said on Tuesday he was pulling an additional $160 million in federal funding from California

Elon Musk is taking aim at the head of NASA amid news that the U.S. space agency may consider companies other than SpaceX to build lunar landers.

It’ll be a disaster in aviation,” Duffy exclaimed. “October is a slower, air travel month, and we have great weather in October.”

'Mass chaos': DOT might be forced to shut down some airspace next week, Duffy says The Department of Transportation might be forced to shut down the airspace in certain parts of the U.S. if the government shutdown continues into next week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

Michael Alfonso, the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, is running for his father-in-law's old Northwoods congressional seat.