violation of treasury policy. we will have established another double standard in the tax area that sends a message that if you are powerful, you can basically figure out a way to not pay if you are a firefighter and a teacher. continuing to urge opposition to the nominee. >> madam president can i ask unanimous consent for just 15 seconds. >> without objection. >> he went to the most rigorous evaluation of his tax returns at anybody in america has ever faced. he passed the entire test every time. he has paid the taxes. he ises owed under the united states government's tax code. >> also in the senate wisconsin senator spoke in support of

former wisconsin congressman sean duffy to be secretary. they work together as part of the state's congressional delegation and later senator td cruz of texas who chairs the commerce finance and transportation committee talks about the nomination after he was approved by the committee last week. twenty-eight-zero. a final vote on the nomination is expected on tuesday. >> i rise in support of the nomination of sean duffy to serve as our net secretary of transportation. sean duffy and i have known each other forrm many years and work together in the wisconsin delegation during our time in the house of representatives. as a wisconsin native, mr. duffy is a former congressman who represented wisconsin seventh congressional n district from 21 -2019. in that time we partnered on shared priorities for our constituents. including the st. croix bridge in western wisconsin.

during his confirmation hearing commerce committee i shared this story. it usually does not take an act of congress to build a bridge. but in this case it was needed to build to connect wisconsin to minnesota. without hesitation whipping our respective caucus. passing legislation to pass the 80-year-old stillwater bridge. this was a decade-long battle which resulted in significant bipartisan went for our state and region. not a matter of right or left, just what was good for our constituents. our economy and our state. today the st. croix crossing has

shortened traffic times, reduced congestion and most importantly improved safety. this type of bipartisan work for the american people is what i expect to see as secretary of this. we work together and get important things done. i would be the first to call out any. increase cost for critical projects like the bridge in my stay. at the end of the day, i am confident that sean duffy is the right person for this job and will help deliver for wisconsin families, businesses and workers he is committed to being a strong partner on strengthening by america rules. i look forward t