Washington, Jan. 7 -- Representative Sharice Davids issued the following press release:

Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined her colleagues in urging (https://davids.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/davids.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/congressman-hernandez-letter-to-secretary-duffy-on-passenger-relief-following-caribbean-airspace-closure-01.07.26.pdf) Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy of the Trump Administration to provide financial relief to passengers impacted by temporary flight restrictions imposed January 3-4, 2026, following U.S. military action in Venezuela.

"Although the restrictions were implemented to ensure the safety of the flying public, this resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights..., leaving thousa...