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Sean Duffy: “In Washington, where his first CDL was issued, they gave him…”

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

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Sean Duffy: Follow the rules of DOT in your state, or there will be serious consequences

Published | Video Starts at 01:03

So we all watched this horrific crash in Florida where an individual who couldn't speak the language, couldn't understand, couldn't follow road signs caused the taking of three innocent lives in this country. And so as we looked back on this, we noticed that In Washington, where his first CDL was issued, they gave him a full term CDL that's reserved for American citizens to which he is not an American citizen. And we put out a rule, by the way, just backing up a little bit, Trey, in May that says if you got a cdl, you have to speak the language and understand road signs. (01:03–01:14)

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Asserts that a non-citizen was improperly issued a full-term CDL in Washington.

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