Duffy Defends Trump’s $27 Billion Infrastructure Budget

Transport Topics

By Eugene Mulero

May 20, 2025 FAA, Supply Chains, Permitting Overhaul Top Priorities

WASHINGTON — The country’s top transportation officer defended the White House’s fiscal 2026 funding request for his department during a recent Senate subcommittee hearing.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed the appropriations panel about funding proposals the Trump administration is pursuing for freight connectivity improvements, highway safety projects and the regulatory streamlining of infrastructure projects.

“The president wants to build. Our budget carefully focuses taxpayer resources on items critical to our most fundamental mission of safety and investing in transportation infrastructure,” Duffy said May 15, referring to the White House’s nearly $27 billion request for the Department of Transportation’s upcoming discretionary budget.

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