Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy became visibly upset during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing when Sen. Patty Murray challenged the ethics of his Great American Road Trip. Duffy had announced a seven-month family road trip filmed as a reality show. Critics said Duffy and other Fox commentators had attacked former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for taking parental leave while working, and Duffy faced additional criticism for accepting corporate sponsorships from companies he is supposed to regulate. Murray asked how much Duffy spent on gas, and Duffy said he did not know because the trip was funded by a nonprofit. Murray clarified that the nonprofit solicited funds from private organizations, and online research identified corporate sponsors including Boeing, Shell, and Royal Caribbean Group.
"Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) asked Duffy how much he spent on gas for the road trip. He said he didn't know because the trip was funded by a nonprofit. Murray clarified, however, that the nonprofit solicited funds from private organizations. Indeed, people online looked into the nonprofit organization, The Great American Road Trip, Inc., and noticed that it is proudly sponsored by several corporations that the Department of Transportation is supposed to regulate, including Boeing, Shell, and Royal Caribbean Group."
"Duffy announced earlier this month that he filmed a seven-month-long road trip/reality show with his family. Many people pointed out that Duffy, a former Fox personality married to Fox host Rachel Campos-Duffy, and other Fox commentators were outraged that former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took a couple of months of parental leave, during which he worked, to care for his newborn children while they were in the NICU. Duffy has also been blasted for accepting corporate sponsorships from companies he is supposed to regulate, and for being out of touch at a time when gas has become increasingly unaffordable."
"The free seven-month trip is just the kind of gift from the private sector that gives the appearance of corruption that, in simpler times, politicians tried to avoid. Duffy told Murray that even though he doesn't even know what the gas bill was, he knows it was less than it would have been under Joe Biden. "Holy cow," Murray muttered under her breath, likely exasperated by how often Trump admini"
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