Newly sworn-in Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy only had a few hours to celebrate his promotion before tragedy struck. Duffy was all smiles Wednesday when Vice President JD Vance delivered the oath of office to lead the Department of Transportation following a bipartisan vote on Tuesday in the Senate,
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 confirmed Sean Duffy as the secretary of transportation in a 77 to 22 vote on Tuesday.
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
The Senate confirmed Sean Duffy as the next secretary of transportation, marking a return to public office for former Wisconsin congressman.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy had been sworn in just hours before the deadly midair collision of a plane and helicopter near Washington, D.C.
The Senate to hold a vote on Tuesday on whether to confirm President Donald Trump's transportation secretary nominee, Sean Duffy.
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) to be the next Transportation secretary, putting him in place to lead a sprawling agency that oversees air travel, highways,
Last year, senators from Virginia and Maryland sounded the alarm over congestion in the skies above Washington.
Duffy, formerly a reality TV star and Wisconsin congressman, was confirmed as the new transportation secretary on Tuesday.
Authorities have switched to a recovery mission in the Potomac River following a midair collision between an American Eagle flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Washington,