Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday was interviewed by CNN’s Jake Tapper and discussed disruptions at Newark airport, the air traffic controller shortage, and the infrastructure at the Federal Aviation Administration.

"It's an all-out assault on upstate New York families, a gut punch to our local governments who will lose billions in funding under this plan."

NEWARK - The ground stop the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) put into place at Newark Liberty International Airport earlier this morning has been lifted, according to Newark airport.

United States senator Chuck Schumer spoke on the need for the FAA to fix Newark Liberty International Airport saying the recent outages just "underscores how much help Newark needs."

The Senate Democratic leader is outraged by the air traffic mess after opposing useful reforms for years.

Having people that know how to get stuff done instead of just talk about policy, I think is going to be the key.” The Transportation Department’s expected announcement would come a day after the FAA said it was “taking immediate steps to improve the reliability of operations at Newark.