Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Transportation Department, sailed through a Senate hearing Wednesday as he received praise from both sides of the aisle during his confirmation hearing before a key panel.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, is set to have his confirmation hearing on Wednesday morning.

While some of President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees faced sharp questioning this week, Sean Duffy received a friendly welcome in his confirmation hearing to be secretary of transportation.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy earned bipartisan support as he testified during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing.

There is nothing in Duffy’s background that suggests he would be effective at leading the Department of Transportation.

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