Trump picks former lawmaker Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that he is nominating former Wisconsin Representative and Fox Business News host Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary. If confirmed, Duffy will oversee aviation, automotive, rail, transit and other transportation policies at the department with about a $110b budget as well as significant funding that remains under the Biden administration's 2021 $1t infrastructure law and EV charging stations. "I’m eager to help you usher in a new golden age of transportation," Duffy wrote on social media. Trump has vowed to reverse the Biden administration's vehicle emissions rules. He has said he plans to begin the process of undoing the Biden administration's stringent emissions regulations finalized earlier this year as soon as he takes office. The rules cut tailpipe emissions limits by 50% from 2026 levels by 2032 and prod automakers to build more EVs. Duffy will oversee the continuing enhanced oversight of Boeing. The FAA, which is part of USDOT, capped production at 38 737 MAX planes per month in January after a door panel missing four key bolts flew off an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in midair that month, exposing serious safety issues at Boeing. He will also decide whether to continue the Biden administration's aviation passenger rights push and whether to approve more airline joint ventures.<br/>