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President Trump: The One Big Beautiful Bill Will Modernize Air Traffic Control, June 27, 2025

June 27, 2025 · The White House · 0:01:04

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What happened

President Donald Trump made the case for the One Big Beautiful Bill’s air traffic control provisions in remarks the White House posted on June 27, 2025, according to the White House recording. Trump said, as he stated it, that after many years of decline the bill would modernize what he called a decrepit relic and give America the best, most advanced air traffic control system on Earth. He said, as he stated the program, that it contains a historic program to update antiquated communications and radar systems, deteriorating hardware, and ancient software with the latest 21st-century tools and equipment.

Trump said, as he stated it, that the bill would improve runway safety and build new air traffic control centers for the first time in more than 50 years, keeping America flying safely and efficiently for decades to come, and he urged, as he stated it, that it was time to pass the bill into law.

Why it matters

The statement is the President’s own sales pitch for the air traffic control rebuild inside his signature bill — the commitment, stated before passage, against which the modernization program is later tracked.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Modernizes Air Traffic Control”, 2025-06-27 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-06-27). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.