President Trump promised to put the American Dream back within reach, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is moving fast to make that promise real by attacking the real barrier to prosperity: runaway costs driven by federal red tape. In a sit-down with Breitbart’s Matthew Boyle, Duffy said the administration’s top domestic priority is affordability, and that means cutting the needless rules that pad prices for ordinary families. Conservatives who have been screaming about overregulation for years finally have a secretary who understands the connection between regulation and everyday costs.
Make no mistake — this is not abstract talk. Duffy explained plainly that when government layers on rules, the price of everything goes up and Americans pay the bill. That commonsense observation is exactly what voters meant when they sent President Trump back to Washington: get the cost of living under control so hardworking people can breathe again. The political elites who cheer for more mandates will never admit that their favorite programs make life less affordable for the middle class.
The Trump DOT is already putting muscle behind those words by reining in wasteful blue-state projects and demanding real value for federal dollars. Duffy moved to wrest the Penn Station rebuild away from the famously bloated MTA, rescoped federal grants, and vowed that Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration will deliver a project that actually serves commuters instead of lining bureaucratic pockets. That kind of fiscal toughness is the opposite of the bailout culture Democrats practice, and it shows the administration will not fund failure.
Where the left piles on fees disguised as “environmental” or “congestion” taxes, the Trump team has taken a hard look and pushed back — even giving New York a firm deadline and then a controlled extension while the feds sort out the math and fairness. Democrats love to lecture about policy while quietly levying new costs on families, but the administration is now using the power of the purse to stop tolls and taxes that make commuting and commerce unaffordable. That fight over congestion pricing in New York is a preview of a broader battle to defend working Americans from hidden, progressive taxes.
Affordability also means putting American workers first and fixing safety and cost problems across our supply chains, and Secretary Duffy has made truckers a priority — insisting on language and safety standards so that American wages and lives are protected. The DOT’s actions to enforce basics like English proficiency for commercial drivers and to prioritize domestic drivers show this administration understands that fairness and safety go hand in hand with keeping costs down for consumers. These are not woke gestures; they are practical moves to protect jobs and secure reliable supply lines for the nation.
If you still doubt the seriousness of this effort, remember that the secretary leading these reforms is a confirmed Trump Cabinet official who was chosen to translate campaign promises into results. Sean Duffy did not come to Washington to posture — he came to cut through the nonsense, cut the waste, and deliver cheaper, more reliable transportation and infrastructure so families can finally get ahead again. For patriots who believe in opportunity, this administration’s focus on affordability is a long-awaited course correction away from the left’s tax-and-spend trap.
