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Sean Duffy: “We're giving 30 days for compliance because I don't want to…”

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

JUST IN: Sean Duffy Threatens Funding For CA, WA, NM Over ELP Requirements For Commercial Drivers

Published August 26, 2025 | Video Starts at 14:12

Yes, I'm Pavan Acharya with Politico Represent. This announcement is phase one. What are. So this is the only phase I want to take and We're giving 30 days for compliance because I don't want to take away their money. I don't. I want them to get these resources. But if not, this will be phase one. (14:12–14:17)

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Asserts that a 30-day compliance period is being given to avoid financial penalties.

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“DOT put out a rule that indicated that we were going to take out of service truck drivers who were not proficient in speaking the English…”
JUST IN: Sean Duffy Threatens Funding For CA, WA, NM Over ELP Requirements For Commercial Drivers | Uploaded August 26, 2025 | 00:37-00:50
“We have identified several states that have not been in compliance. That would be Washington, California and New Mexico.”
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“California is 20 million or 30 million. 30 million. Washington is 10 million and New Mexico is 7 million.”
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“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.”
JUST IN: Sean Duffy Threatens Funding For CA, WA, NM Over ELP Requirements For Commercial Drivers | Uploaded August 26, 2025 | 01:44-01:56
“We are going to give these states 30 days to come into compliance with truck drivers speaking proficiently the English language or we're…”
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“If they don't come into compliance, we will start with withholding this money and, and then we will take additional steps to guarantee…”
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“Drivers that were taken out of service because of English language proficiency go to one of these three states and they're pulled over…”
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“We've also asked for plans from these three states to which they have not provided them.”
JUST IN: Sean Duffy Threatens Funding For CA, WA, NM Over ELP Requirements For Commercial Drivers | Uploaded August 26, 2025 | 13:15-13:21
“We will take money away and we'll take additional steps that get progressively more difficult for these states.”
JUST IN: Sean Duffy Threatens Funding For CA, WA, NM Over ELP Requirements For Commercial Drivers | Uploaded August 26, 2025 | 13:33-13:41
“We need congressional assistance on this.”
JUST IN: Sean Duffy Threatens Funding For CA, WA, NM Over ELP Requirements For Commercial Drivers | Uploaded August 26, 2025 | 14:59-15:02
“We are putting every asset in place to make sure that we get compliance and get anyone who drives in America to follow the law.”
JUST IN: Sean Duffy Threatens Funding For CA, WA, NM Over ELP Requirements For Commercial Drivers | Uploaded August 26, 2025 | 15:30-15:40
“When someone, an individual comes in to take their test to become a commercial driver and they do a skills test... it would be clear that…”
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“We are going to be looking at [how skills tests are being administered] and are they following the rules and is there some gaming of the…”
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“We lost three people for no purpose, no reason, but for a driver who should not have been driving a big rig, that's unacceptable.”
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