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Sean Duffy: “We implemented it at the end of June, and all of us in…”

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

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Sean Duffy threatens to cut funding over states' lax English tests for truck drivers

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We implemented it at the end of June, and all of us in America saw what happened in Florida, where we had an individual who we tested this individual after the crash, but no doubt could not speak the English language and could not understand road signs when he was operating that very deadly rig. And so we at DOT and federal motor carriers, we are not going to tolerate states that don't comply with the rules that come from this department. (00:00–00:23)

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Asserts that an individual involved in a crash in Florida could not speak English or understand road signs.

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