Investing.com -- Six Democratic senators on Monday called for a government investigation into Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy over a family vacation road trip filmed for a web video series paid for by corporate donors whose companies are regulated by his department.
Senators Patty Murray, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth, Ben Ray Lujan, Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal asked the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General to review the video series. The senators said Duffy’s actions raise "serious questions about use of funds and potential misconduct."
The trip was funded through a nonprofit that received contributions from companies overseen by the Department of Transportation, including Boeing (NYSE:BA), Toyota (TYO:7203), United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL), Enterprise, Shell (LON:SHEL) and Royal Caribbean Group.
The 24-day filmed trip included visits to the White House, Fenway Park in Boston, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and sites in Philadelphia and Montana. The Department of Transportation has not yet released the video series.
Nate Sizemore, a spokesperson for Duffy, called the effort a "witch hunt" and said career ethics officials cleared every aspect of Duffy’s participation in the Great American Road Trip.
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