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Sean Duffy: “We've increased the penalties for those drivers that are not…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:13

And you basically have no skills to get behind the wheel of what is potentially a very dangerous weapon. So what have we done at DOT and Federal Motor Carriers? Well, We've increased the penalties for those drivers that are not proficient in English. We'll take their vehicle out of service. The last administration, if you didn't speak English, the penalty was nothing. Get back behind the wheel and keep driving. (05:13–05:20)

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