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New DOT Secretary Sean Duffy Moves To Overturn Biden-Era Fuel Economy StandardsIn one of his first acts as the newly confirmed Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT), Sean Duffy has taken swift action to roll back the Biden-Harris administration’s stringent fuel economy standards for vehicles,
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a branch of the DOT, still does not have an Administrator or a Deputy Administrator.
Sean Duffy ordered his chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to “propose the rescission or replacement of any fuel economy standards” necessary to bring the rules in line with Trump’s priority of promoting oil and biofuel.
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Crisis immediately greets Duffy as he takes over Transportation Department
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Sean Duffy is confirmed by the Senate to lead the Transportation Department
Who Is Sean Duffy, the Newly Confirmed Transportation Secretary?
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,
A signed order by Sean Duffy, U.S. Transportation Secretary, on Tuesday will rescind fuel economy standards put in place by former President Joe Biden. The order directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to “reconsider the 2022 model year through 2031 model years for cars and trucks,” Reuters reported.
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In the early morning hours of Thursday, Donald Trump’s new transportation secretary Sean Duffy approached the microphone at a press conference, as search and rescue crews scoured the Potomac River looking for survivors of a crash between a military helicopter and a commercial jet near Washington.
Hours after being sworn in as the new Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks.
The Republican-controlled Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy kicked off a months or years-long process to end a so-called "EV mandate" from the Biden administration.
And that would be unfortunate," the Former DOT secretary told The Verge. "The work we’ve done to make EVs more affordable is part of why there are more and more jobs being created in the industrial Midwest,
More of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the coming days after the Republican-controlled
More of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the coming days after the Republican-controlled
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