
The Senate voted 77-22 on Tuesday to confirm Sean Duffy as the head of the Department of Transportation. This decision came after Duffy had previously advanced on a procedural vote of 97-0.
However, the confirmation vote was not without controversy. Some Democrats who had previously expressed support for Duffy ended up voting against him in protest of President Donald Trump's freeze on federal grants and loans. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut expressed his concerns about the funding freeze, stating that he could not support a nominee for the Transportation Department under these circumstances.