Ray LaHood
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx (R) shakes hands with Committee Chairman Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) as ranking member Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (C) looks on at the end of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee May 22, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Foxx will succeed Ray LaHood to become the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation if confirmed.
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Officials say threatened FAA towers to remain open
-- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has assured lawmakers the Obama administration will prevent the closure of 149 small airport towers as well as end furloughs of air traffic controllers nationwide as a result of legislation passed by Congress, according Read more »
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New Tappan Zee Bridge: Schumer wants to know how high tolls may rise
a dual-span bridge across the Hudson River to link Rockland and Westchester counties."There are discussions going on between Ray LaHood and the governor," Schumer said. "The state hasn't given us specific plans as to what they think the tolls will rise. I Read more »
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Transportation nominee Foxx breezes through Senate confirmation hearing - Washington Post
DOWNING/REUTERS - File: President Obama names Mayor Anthony Foxx (L) of Charlotte, North Carolina as his nominee to replace Ray LaHood as U.S. Transportation Secretary. On a day when anger echoed elsewhere in the halls of Congress, and in a season when other 5/22/13 from PBS: Blueprint America Read more »
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Obama nominee vows to work with Congress to fund transportation
will confront the issue again next year when the current two-year highway bill expires. Foxx would succeed Transportation Ray LaHood, a Republican and former member of Congress who has spent much of his adult life in Washington. LaHood is on the job until 5/22/13 from Reuters Mobile Read more »
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U.S. Department of Transportation 'Click It or Ticket' Campaign Focuses its Efforts to Nighttime Drivers
– U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today launched the U.S. Department of Transportation's 2013 "Click It or Ticket" seat belt enforcement mobilization effort and reminded motorists about the severe risks of driving unbelted, day or night. Data from 5/22/13 from Department of Transportation Read more »
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Caterpillar's Doug Oberhelman: Manufacturing's Mouthpiece | Businessweek | May. 21, 2013 | 11 Minutes (2,909 words)
bad, antibusiness tax policies, and he’s got the attention of policymakers,” says U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former U.S. representative from Peoria who has known Caterpillar’s CEO for 20 years. “They listen to him.” Oberhelman’s from Longreads.com Read more »
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Auto Outlook: Is the driving boom over; domestic cars quality up
may slow development of connected cars U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says advanced technology connecting vehicles on the road will save lives, but he's concerned about the cost. "We know it's going the save lives," LaHood said in Ann Arbor last from iStockAnalyst Read more »
