President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, is set to have his confirmation hearing on Wednesday morning.

Whether driving, flying, or traveling by train, no federal agency impacts Americans’ daily lives and loved ones more than the Department of Transportation,” said DOT Secretary-nominee Sean Duffy. “If confirmed,

Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Transportation Department, sailed through a Senate hearing Wednesday as he received praise from both sides of the aisle during his confirmation hearing before a key panel.

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.

The Senate Commerce Committee is tentatively planning to hold a confirmation hearing for Sean Duffy, the Department of Transportation secretary nominee, on Jan. 15, a committee aide confirmed Tuesday. Further scheduling details weren’t immediately available. Punchbowl News first reported the date.

Former congressman Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, navigated a smooth path through his Senate confirmation hearing on Jan.15, fielding questions on the range of issues that a DOT secretary would face, including some that deal with infrastructure.

Former Wisconsin Republican Congressman Sean Duffy gained bipartisan support as the nominee for Department of Transportation secretary on Wednesday.

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.