U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Press Release

Baldwin Votes to Confirm Former Rep. Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary

 

By - Jan 28th, 2025 11:51 am

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released a statement on her vote to confirm former Rep. Sean Duffy as Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT).

“Today, I voted to confirm former Rep. Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation because together, we can do right by Wisconsin families, businesses, and workers. As I’ve said before, it is critical that we have a Secretary of Transportation who understands Wisconsin’s transportation needs, and I have confidence, Sean is that guy. I have long fought to ensure our infrastructure is built with American products by American workers – and I will continue to press Sean to ensure that work continues. I am confident that we can work together to make sure Wisconsin families have safe roads and bridges and our businesses can get their products on shelves on time. Let’s get to work.”

Senator Baldwin spoke on the Senate floor in support of former Rep. Sean Duffy and also introduced him at the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing. During the hearing, Senator Baldwin also pressed former Rep. Sean Duffy on the incoming Trump Administration’s commitment to keeping in place her long-championed Buy America rules, which ensure taxpayer dollars spent on infrastructure are supporting American businesses and jobs.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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Comments

  1. Duane says:

    Something I read in the Journal today about Duffy’s agenda highlights that we really need the Democrats to become an opposition party and not just a “go along to get along” party.

    “The amount of federal road funding Wisconsin receives in the coming years could change under a new order from Transportation Secretary and former Badger State congressman Sean Duffy that prioritizes areas of the country with higher birth rates.Duffy released a series of orders Wednesday “to rescind woke policies, roll back burdensome and costly regulations, restore economic growth” and ensure the federal transportation department aligns with President Donald Trump’s priorities, he said in a statement.

    “The American people deserve an efficient, safe, and pro-growth transportation system based on sound decision-making, not political ideologies. These actions will help us deliver on that promise,” Duffy said.

    Among the orders was one directing federal DOT officials to give preference to “communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average” when awarding grants and contracts in order to make it easier for families with young children to access transportation and mitigate negative effects of transportation projects on families”.

    WTF!

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