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华盛顿，6月8日（路透社）——当地时间周一，六名民主党参议员要求政府对美国交通部长肖恩·达菲展开调查，原因是他参与了一档网络视频系列节目拍摄的家庭度假公路旅行，该旅行的费用由其所在部门监管的企业赞助商承担。
参议员帕蒂·默里、伊丽莎白·沃伦、塔米·达克沃斯、本·雷·卢汉、马齐·希罗诺和理查德·布卢门撒尔已致信美国交通部监察长办公室，要求对该视频系列展开调查，称达菲的行为“引发了关于资金使用和不当行为的严重质疑”。
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达菲的发言人内特·赛兹莫尔将这一调查诉求称为“政治迫害”，并表示职业伦理官员已对达菲参与“美国伟大公路旅行”活动的所有环节进行了审核。
“这些参议员自己也从他们有管辖权的企业收取数百万美元的竞选捐款，用于资助他们的私人飞机、牛排晚餐和高档度假活动，现在却来指责别人，这太虚伪了，”赛兹莫尔补充道。
参议员们指出，此次旅行的资金来自一家非营利组织，该组织获得了美国交通部监管的多家企业的大额捐款，其中包括波音（NYSE:BA.N）、丰田（TYO:7203.T）、联合航空（NYSE:UAL.O）、安飞士租车、壳牌（NYSE:SHEL.L）和皇家加勒比集团。
“我们担忧个人活动与公务活动之间存在潜在的利益纠葛，”参议员们补充道，他们认为如果这是私人旅行，达菲就不应该接受“由其监管的企业资助的非营利组织”支付的汽油、住宿和其他旅行费用。
涉事企业均拒绝置评，或未立即回应置评请求。
这场历时24天的拍摄行程包括参观白宫、波士顿的芬威球场、圣路易斯的 Gateway 拱门以及费城和蒙大拿州的多处景点。美国交通部尚未发布该系列视频。
达菲是九个孩子的父亲，曾是真人秀明星，还曾担任国会议员。他表示，该节目未向他或他的家人支付任何薪酬或制作版税。此次公路旅行分为多个阶段：在八个月的时间里进行了多次为期1至2天的短途出行，以及他孩子们在4月份为期9天的春假行程。该节目共分为五集，将在YouTube上播出。
华盛顿公民责任与道德组织已提交一份伦理投诉，称这一情况可能违反了联邦礼品和旅行规定。
该组织还呼吁交通部监察长办公室展开调查，并指出在该系列节目的宣传视频中，丰田的一款车辆占据了显著位置。
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Senators seek probe into US transport chief road trip paid for by corporate donors
2026-06-08 18:59:08 UTC / Reuters
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy listens during a House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee
WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) – A group of six Democratic senators on Monday sought a government probe into U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for taking a road trip for a family vacation filmed for a web video series that was paid for by corporate donors whose companies his department regulates.
Senators Patty Murray, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth, Ben Ray Lujan, Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal asked the DOT Office of Inspector General to review the video series, saying Duffy’s actions raise “serious questions about use of funds and potential misconduct.”
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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.
“This is rich coming from the same senators who take millions in campaign contributions from companies they have jurisdiction over to fund their private jets, steak dinners, and fancy retreats,” Sizemore added.
The senators noted that the trip was funded through a non-profit that received significant contributions from companies overseen by USDOT, including Boeing
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, Toyota
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, United Airlines
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, Enterprise, Shell
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and Royal Caribbean Group.
“We are concerned with this potential mix between personal and professional activities,” the senators added, arguing that if it was personal travel, Duffy should not have accepted gas, lodging, and other travel expenses “from a non-profit funded by the very companies the secretary regulates.”
The companies declined to comment or did not immediately respond to requests to comment.
The trip filmed over 24 days included a visit to the White House, Fenway Park in Boston, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and sites in Philadelphia and Montana. USDOT has not yet released the video series.
Duffy, a father of nine and former reality TV star who also served in Congress, said the show paid no salary or production royalties to him or his family. The road trip came in the form of short, one- to two-day getaways over an eight-month period, as well as his children’s nine-day spring break in April. It was filmed as a five-part series that will be accessible on YouTube.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed an ethics complaint suggesting the situation may have violated federal gift and travel rules.
The group also called on the Transportation Department Office of Inspector General to investigate and noted a Toyota vehicle is prominently featured in a promotional video for the series.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Mark Porter and Aurora Ellis
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