Sean Duffy was officially sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation.
Duffy was administered the oath of office by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court and was joined by his family. Upon arrival at USDOT headquarters, Duffy’s first act was signing a memorandum directing staff to start resetting Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, ultimately lowering the price of a car for American consumers and eliminating 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,” Duffy said in a statement. “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,” Duffy added. “The American people should not be forced to sacrifice choice and affordability when purchasing a new car.”
The memorandum directs the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of the Undersecretary for Policy, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to immediately initiate a rulemaking to rescind or replace all existing CAFE standards.
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