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Sean Duffy: “It drives up the cost of the projects, which means I get…”

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

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The World Over March 20, 2025 Full Episode Sec. Sean Duffy, Kansas Re-Consecration, Francis Photo

Published | Video Starts at 12:35

And so I looked at, you know, what kind of rules do we have in place around building roads and bridges, building infrastructure. And there was a ton of green requirements and social justice requirements. And It drives up the cost of the projects, which means I get less roads and bridges. So if I can pull those, the Green and the social justice out and focus the money on roads and bridges. That means I can build more roads and bridges across the country, which is what everybody wants. (12:35–12:40)

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Asserts that green and social justice requirements increase project costs, reducing infrastructure output.

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