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Sean Duffy: “You're supposed to be able to speak English in America. You…”

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

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'Going to take years' to make up for this: Sean Duffy

Published | Video Starts at 02:14

They can drive school buses, they can drive oil tankers on our roadways. They don't know what they're doing, but they're being pushed forward by these CDL mills on top of that, Laurie, You're supposed to be able to speak English in America. You have to be proficient in the English language. a Lot of these people can't even speak the language. Why are some of them, why are some of them, excuse me, from the Punjabi area of India we know … (02:14–02:20)

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Asserts that English proficiency is a requirement for certain activities in the U.S.

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