WASHINGTON, Wis. (WRN) — The U.S. Senate confirms Sean Duffy to be President Trump’s Secretary of Transportation.
Tuesday’s vote in the full Senate was 77-22, with all no votes from Democrats.
Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin voted for Duffy, saying on Monday that she’d support the former 7th District Congressman to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation and it’s more than 58,000 employees.
“Now I have looked at all of Trump’s nominees through the lens of how will they impact Wisconsinites and in this case, I feel confident that Sean Duffy is a good choice for this position,” Baldwin said.
Other Democrats, including Senators who’d previously supported Duffy, apparently voted no to protest recent Trump directives for federal agencies, including Transportation, to pause spending.