The Senate to hold a vote on Tuesday on whether to confirm President Donald Trump's transportation secretary nominee, Sean Duffy.
The Senate is poised to vote on whether to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Transportation over the next four years. Trump tapped Sean Duffy, a former congressman, a father of nine and a former Fox News host, to serve as secretary of transportation under his administration, calling him a 'tremendous and well-liked public servant.
The Senate is scheduled to vote on whether to confirm Duffy on Tuesday afternoon. If confirmed, Duffy will assume the position last held by former President Joe Biden's transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg faced criticism from both Democrats and Republicans for his handling of transportation issues over the years, such as waiting 10 days to address the 2023 Ohio train derailment and widespread calls to hold airlines accountable for flight delays.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah called for the Trump administration to abolish the Transportation Security Administration. Additionally, during Duffy's confirmation hearing, Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Ted Budd, R-N.C., highlighted the importance of making sure Hurricane Helene victims are 'not forgotten' after a stretch of a highway in North Carolina collapsed into the Pigeon River.
Tuesday's vote comes as Senate Republicans have been working to confirm Trump's Cabinet nominees, holding a rare vote on Saturday to push through Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security.
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