{"id":3431,"date":"2025-01-16T20:02:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=3431"},"modified":"2025-01-16T20:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:02:42","slug":"american-maritime-partnership-endorses-transportation-secretary-nominee-sean-duffy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=3431","title":{"rendered":"American Maritime Partnership endorses Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    American Maritime Partnership endorses Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.senate.gov\/2025\/1\/full-committee-nomination-hearing_2\">Senate Commerce Committee hearing<\/a> Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Rep. Sean Duffy, earned praise from senators on both sides of the dais, citing his qualifications and history of public service.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy, who served as U.S. representative for Wisconsin\u2019s 7th congressional district from 2011 until his resignation in 20198, became a contributor on Fox News after leaving Congress and subsequently co-hosted \u201cThe Bottom Line\u201d on Fox Business. All that experience in front of the cameras was evident at the wide-ranging Senate hearing, at which, among other things, he gave Senator Roger Wicker a 100% commitment to visit the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>You can see a video of the hearing below \u2014and, unlike many such things, it\u2019s actually watchable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nomination Hearing: Department of Transportation Secretary\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bg5qwYX2jWQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The bottom line for maritime? Duffy\u2019s nomination has been fully endorsed by the American Maritime Partnership (AMP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAMP supports the nomination of former Congressman Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation and urges his swift confirmation,\u201d wrote AMP president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/inland-coastal\/jennifer-carpenter-to-keynote-ttb-2025-in-mobile\/\">Jennifer Carpenter in<\/a> a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune. \u201cWe have worked with Cong. Duffy during his tenure in Congress and believe he is well-qualified for this important position. AMP particularly appreciates Cong. Duffy\u2019s unequivocal support for the Jones Act as expressed during his Commerce Committee confirmation hearing today.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\">\n<object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AMP_Thune_Letter92-copy.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of AMP_Thune_Letter[92] copy.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5adfb2a9-ad05-4688-85f7-a0b37657af5d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AMP_Thune_Letter92-copy.pdf\">AMP_Thune_Letter[92] copy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AMP_Thune_Letter92-copy.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5adfb2a9-ad05-4688-85f7-a0b37657af5d\">Download<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/american-maritime-partnership-endorses-transportation-secretary-nominee-sean-duffy\/\">American Maritime Partnership endorses Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/american-maritime-partnership-endorses-transportation-secretary-nominee-sean-duffy\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=american-maritime-partnership-endorses-transportation-secretary-nominee-sean-duffy\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Maritime Partnership endorses Transportation Secretary nominee Sean Duffy At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Rep. Sean Duffy, earned praise from senators on both sides of the dais, citing his qualifications and history of public service. 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