Duffy was introduced to the committee by bipartisan Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) and emphasized that safety is not a partisan issue.

While some of President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees faced sharp questioning this week, Sean Duffy received a friendly welcome in his confirmation hearing to be secretary of transportation.

Duffy, who formerly represented Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, would head the country’s department tasked with overseeing the nation’s planes, trains, highways and overall transit.