Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after voting no on the nomination of Sean Duffy to serve as Secretary of Transportation:
“Right now, the Trump administration is illegally withholding funding to rebuild roads and bridges, to upgrade our ports, to expand public transit, and so much more. Towns, cities, and entire state departments of transportation are in upheaval right now as they try to understand what this illegal seizure of federal funds means for their budgets and payrolls.
“So today I voted NO to confirm Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation to register my firm opposition to a lawless administration that is illegally ripping away funding that communities and families across America are counting on. I was glad to have a productive meeting with Mr. Duffy last week, but as I said then, I will be keeping a close eye to make sure he faithfully executes the law—and I could not in good faith vote to confirm his nomination while the Trump administration blatantly violates the law.
“The law is the law—the Trump administration must immediately reverse course, follow the requirements of the law, and ensure the nation’s spending laws are implemented as Congress intended.”
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