On January 28, Sean Duffy was officially sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). The oath of office was administered by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court, with Secretary Duffy joined by his family for the momentous occasion.
Upon arriving at the USDOT headquarters, Secretary Duffy’s first official act was signing a memorandum instructing staff to begin the process of resetting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. This move is set to lower car prices for American consumers and eliminate the electric vehicle mandate.
“I am deeply honored by the trust placed in me by President Trump to lead this important Department and for the Senate in swiftly confirming my nomination,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. “We are already hard at work executing the President’s vision to usher in a golden age of transportation by taking immediate action to remove government overreach and lower costs for hardworking Americans. The memorandum signed today specifically reduces the burdensome and overly restrictive fuel standards that have needlessly driven up the cost of a car in order to push a radical Green New Deal agenda. The American people should not be forced to sacrifice choice and affordability when purchasing a new car.”
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