Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statement after she voted against confirming Sean Duffy to be Secretary of Transportation. On Monday, Cortez Masto voted in support of proceeding to Sean Duffy’s confirmation, but changed her vote in response to the outrageous, illegal directive by President Trump to pause the disbursement of all federal grants and loans – many of which flow through the Department of Transportation.
“I was ready to confirm Sean Duffy to lead the Department of Transportation, but I cannot vote for him after the chaos President Trump has unleashed with his order to pause critical federal funding to Nevada. The funding being held up by President Trump includes support for Nevada’s seniors, veterans, and families – not to mention grants for job-creating transportation projects statewide. Working families deserve real answers from the Trump Administration about how they are going to fix the mess they’ve created.”
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