Airports Council Congratulates Mullin on Confirmation as Homeland Security Secretary

March 23, 2026

WASHINGTON – Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), the trade association representing commercial service airports in the United States and Canada, today congratulated Senator Markwayne Mullin on his confirmation to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

“I congratulate Senator Markwayne Mullin on his confirmation to serve as Secretary of the Department Homeland Security,” said ACI-NA President and CEO Kevin M. Burke. “The Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration, are essential partners to airports, working collaboratively to ensure the security of air travel and to facilitate global connectivity. As the DHS shutdown continues, we urge Congress and the Trump Administration to swiftly restore critical funding to the Department of Homeland Security to support its workforce and sustain its vital mission.”

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About ACI-NA

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) represents local, regional, and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States and Canada. ACI-NA member airports enplane more than 95 percent of the domestic and virtually all the international airline passenger and cargo traffic in North America. Approximately 380 aviation-related businesses are also members of ACI-NA, providing goods and services to airports. Collectively, U.S. airports support more than 11.5 million jobs and account for $1.4 trillion in economic activity – or more than seven percent of the total U.S. GDP. Canadian airports support 405,000 jobs and contribute C$35 billion to Canada’s GDP. Learn more at www.airportscouncil.org.