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Sean Duffy: “We're going to pull $73 million from the state of New York…”

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Sean Duffy discusses DOT's move to withhold more than $73M from New York

Published April 16, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:03

Said, we're not going to do it, we're not going to do this review. And so today we're announcing We're going to pull $73 million from the state of New York funding. that New York actually needs. And all I want is for them to come into compliance to make sure we keep not just New Yorkers and people in New Jersey, … (01:03–01:08)

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Asserts that $73 million in funding will be pulled from New York.

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Sean Duffy

“New York has issued 32,000 commercial driver's licenses to foreigners. They're called non domiciled CDLs.”
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“53% of those driver's licenses were issued unlawfully.”
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“California actually revoked 17,000 commercial driver's licenses, people who shouldn't be on American roads.”
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“She gave an eight year driver's license to people who are only lawfully in the country for another two months or two years.”
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“She's not even complying with Buttigieg's in Joe Biden's rules from, from the federal motor carriers rules and regulations.”
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“There's rules that allow those who have come into the country lawfully but aren't citizens to get a commercial driver's license.”
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“We don't allow those who come into the country illegally to get licenses.”
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“She was given commercial driver's licenses to actually people who are legally in the country.”
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“We will review the licenses that were issued and revoke the ones that were unlawfully given.”
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“If you're in the country illegally, that doesn't mean you get to drive an 80,000 pound vehicle on American roads.”
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“I want to make sure that I have well qualified people, well trained people who are in the country lawfully driving these vehicles.”
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