"While roads, other than the U.S. highways and interstate highways, are primarily a state issue, the federal government is heavily involved with the redistribution of revenues for road maintenance. The Transportation Department is also responsible for oversight of air traffic, ports, and vehicle/aircraft standards."
"We all drive on the nation's roads, and many of us fly the commercial airlines. Too many of us deal with deteriorating highways and we are all keenly aware of dangerous incidents with airliners and air traffic control in recent months. The federal agency responsible for oversight of these matters has suffered for four years under inept and ineffective leadership, but that's changing now. In another serious upgrade from the former administration, the Senate has confirmed former Republican Congressman from Wisconsin and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation by a vote of 77-22.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Sean Duffy on Tuesday as secretary of Transportation, clearing the way for another of President Donald Trump's Cabinet officials to start working on plans to improve traffic safety, cut regulations on construction projects and restore public confidence in Boeing.
Duffy was confirmed by a vote of 77 to 22.
In nominating Duffy to his post, Trump said the former Wisconsin Republican lawmaker would use his experience and relationships from eight years in Congress to rebuild the country’s infrastructure and improve travel safety.
"Mr. Duffy replaces the inept and ineffective Pete Buttigieg, the former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who was known locally (and not favorably) as "Pothole Pete." Duffy has already laid out several priorities for when he assumes his new role. One of his priorities, rightly, is eliminating wasteful red tape. That's appropriate; in these as in so many matters, the best thing the government can do for major infrastructure projects is to stay out of the way." . . .
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