Sean Duffy was sworn in as Transportation Secretary on Tuesday and is now grappling with the fallout of the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. in 23 years. Duffy was most recently the co-host of “The Bottom Line” on Fox Business,
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy had been sworn in just hours before the deadly midair collision of a plane and helicopter near Washington, D.C.
Authorities believe there were no survivors after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter on Wednesday.
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy immediately moved to roll back fuel efficiency standards moments after being sworn in Tuesday. Duffy released a memo ordering the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to review a Biden era rule that requires cars to be 2 percent more fuel efficient each year.
Sean Duffy has been confirmed as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in President Donald Trump's administration.
Duffy does not have a background in transportation, similar to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg when he arrived four years ago.
Duffy previously told lawmakers his priorities leading the Transportation Department include aviation and highway safety as well as addressing the air traffic controller shortage.
The Senate to hold a vote on Tuesday on whether to confirm President Donald Trump's transportation secretary nominee, Sean Duffy.
President Donald Trump's new Secretary of Transportation has an interesting Massachusetts connection. Sean Duffy, who was sworn in on Wednesday as part of the 47th president's cabinet, is a former Wisconsin congressman,
Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, is facing his first major crisis just hours after his swearing-in. Duffy, who was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday, quickly emerged as a public face of the federal government’s response to the deadly plane crash at Reagan National Airport,
Duffy was sworn into the Cabinet position just hours before an American Airlines passenger plane collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River