Another Trump Nominee Confirmed With 77-22 Vote!

On Tuesday, former Fox News co-host and Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy was confirmed as transportation secretary.

Duffy was confirmed with bipartisan support in a 77-22 vote.

As transportation secretary, Duffy has promised Americans “safer Boeing planes, less regulation and help for U.S. companies developing self-driving cars.”

Congratulations to our new Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy! pic.twitter.com/D4YV07Stva

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Check out what NBC 4 Washington reported:

Sean Duffy was confirmed Tuesday as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in helping President Donald Trump cut regulations and fix the nation’s infrastructure.

The former Wisconsin congressman has promised safer Boeing planes, less regulation and help for U.S. companies developing self-driving cars — while not giving any breaks to Elon Musk, a key player in that technology.

Duffy, a 53-year-old former reality TV star, was approved with bipartisan support on a 77-22 vote in the Senate.

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He takes over the Department of Transportation at a crucial time at the agency, a massive employer of more than 55,000 that spends tens of billions of dollars annually, oversees the nation’s highways, railroads and airspace and sets safety standards for trains, cars and trucks.

At his confirmation hearing earlier this month, Duffy vowed to “restore global confidence” in Boeing, hire more air traffic controllers, cut DEI programs at DOT and create federal rules for self-driving cars instead of leaving that to patchwork of state regulations that critics said holds back U.S. development.

BREAKING: Sean Duffy has been confirmed as Transportation Secretary.

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Here’s what Roll Call reported:

The Senate on Tuesday approved Sean P. Duffy’s nomination to lead the Transportation Department in a 77-22 vote, marking an end to an easy confirmation process for the former Wisconsin lawmaker.

Duffy’s nomination is the first of many of President Donald Trump’s picks teed up for potential floor votes this week, including the nominations of Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA, Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department and Chris Wright to head the Energy Department.

“Sean Duffy will bring valuable experience and knowledge to the Transportation Department, and he has a proven track record of working with Republicans and Democrats to deliver good infrastructure for the people we all serve,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Monday on the floor. “I look forward to working with him in this new role.”

Duffy, a Fox News co-host when Trump tapped him for the Transportation role, had a cordial nomination process on Capitol Hill as he promised senators to work across the aisle on top transportation issues like a new surface transportation reauthorization bill, oversight over Boeing Co. and doling out 2021 infrastructure law funding.

Senate confirms Sean Duffy as transportation secretary https://t.co/PUpxDKUdXQ pic.twitter.com/fcTb7ZDlhL

— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) January 28, 2025