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Senate Commerce Committee advances Sean Duffy nomination 28-0, orders favorably reported to full Senate
Summary
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted unanimously to advance the nomination of former Rep. Sean Duffy to be secretary of transportation, ordering the nomination reported favorably to the full Senate; senators emphasized infrastructure priorities and safety challenges facing the Department of Transportation.
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee voted unanimously, 28-0, to advance the nomination of former Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin to be secretary of transportation and ordered the nomination reported favorably to the full Senate. Ranking Member Maria Cantwell moved the nomination; a second was requested but not named in the record.
The nomination matters because the Department of Transportation oversees roughly 55,000 employees and leads policy on aviation safety, road and bridge projects, freight and supply chains, and emerging technologies such as unmanned aircraft and self-driving vehicles. In…
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