A Fox Enterprise host and former Wisconsin congressman, Sean Duffy, was named on Monday by President-elect Donald J. Trump as his alternative to steer the Transportation Division.
Within the assertion saying his alternative, Mr. Trump praised Mr. Duffy as a “tremendous and well-liked public servant” with the expertise wanted to steer the division, which has an annual funds of greater than $100 billion and an unlimited work pressure.
“Sean will use his experience and the relationships he has built over many years in Congress to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure and usher in a golden age of travel,” Mr. Trump stated in a press release.
Mr. Duffy served in Congress from 2011 to 2019 as a Wisconsin Republican. He resigned in September 2019 to assist look after a new child daughter with a beginning defect, in keeping with The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Mr. Duffy joined Fox Information Media as a contributor in 2020. He at the moment co-hosts “The Bottom Line” on Fox Enterprise with Dagen McDowell and affords political evaluation throughout all Fox Information Media platforms. He rose to fame on the MTV actuality present, “The Real World: Boston.”
If confirmed, Mr. Duffy will oversee a Federal Aviation Administration scuffling with air site visitors management and a Federal Railroad Administration nonetheless pushing for security reforms after a fiery derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023. He may also be answerable for assessing rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure.
Mr. Duffy may also be managing remaining funds from the 2021 $1 trillion infrastructure legislation, a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s efforts to prioritize rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure and form its priorities.
A Wisconsin native, Mr. Duffy started his political profession as a district lawyer for Ashland County, within the state’s north. He resigned after successful his congressional election. Throughout his time in Congress, Mr. Duffy served on the Home Monetary Providers Committee.
Mr. Trump credited Mr. Duffy with clearing “extensive Legislative hurdles to build the largest road and bridge project in Minnesota History.” Mr. Duffy was a co-sponsor of bipartisan laws, led by Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of Minnesota, to assist the St. Croix River bridge challenge, which connects Wisconsin and Minnesota.
