The incoming chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell, announced that Congress would investigate the cause of the outage that led to the ground stop on Friday, November 13.
“My team is in contact with the FAA regarding this ground stop as we monitor the situation. Technological issues related to how aircraft communicate using primary frequencies, backup frequencies and other issues will be something the Commerce Committee will look into. ".
Democratic Sen. Andy Kim said the ground station stated that this entire incident was outrageous, and demanded answers and an immediate resolution. He emphasized that this serves as an example of why the US must upgrade air traffic control technology across the country.