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Sean Duffy: “I do [agree that pipelines are one of the safest modes of…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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I just think it's a such a priority problem that we've had the last four years that I really welcome your leadership. And so how do you intend to tackle that, to sort of like refocus the department on building big, … I do [agree that pipelines are one of the safest modes of surface transportation]. … that build the planes. We want the hiring decisions to be based on merit. We want excellence. We want the best people in these jobs. (12:56–13:04)

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Asserts agreement that pipelines are one of the safest modes of surface transportation.

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