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( NewsNation ) — Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., has called on the Transportation Department to expand its $10,000 bonus to include all air traffic controllers and FAA technicians who weathered the government shutdown.

The Trump administration announced last month that controllers with perfect attendance — that is, who showed up all 43 days without pay — would be awarded the bonuses. Around 775 employees qualified, the Transportation Department said.

In a letter first obtained by CBS, Duckworth demanded Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy dole out the bonuses to all workers.

“Excluding 96% of the Federal Aviation Administ

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