The U.S. Department of Transportation is stirring controversy under newly appointed Secretary Sean Duffy, who has directed agency memos that seem to dismantle Biden-era policies. Advocates are concerned about plans to allocate more funding to communities with higher birth and marriage rates, seen as prioritizing conservative, auto-centric regions. The memos could lead to punitive consequences for cities that do not align with the administration's goals, raising legal and ethical questions about the use of federal funds and their alignment with transportation needs.
On Wednesday, newly minted Secretary Sean Duffy mirrored the Trump administration's larger shock-and-awe approach when he issued a pair of astonishingly broad memos aimed at unraveling the legacy of the Biden administration.
Advocates say those memos essentially direct DOT employees to weaponize the entire federal transportation sector in service of the administration's larger goals, threatening communities with the possibly illegal withdrawal of funding.
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