Ray LaHood

Type: Person

Name: Ray LaHood

Title: Secretary of Transportation (Jan 2009)

Organization: US Department of Transportation

Date of Birth: 1945-12-06

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Ray LaHood

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Penny Pritzker

Foxx confirmation hearing set for Wednesday

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, who has been to be U.S. Transportation Secretary, will be questioned Wednesday afternoon by the Senate?s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee ? the first step toward a likely full confirmation. Since Foxx was nominated ... [Published Charlotte Observer - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Penny Pritzker, Transportation, Anthony Foxx, Hyatt Hotels Corp, Ray LaHood

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Transportation Secretary Honors SUNY Maritime President

Rear Admiral Wendi Carpenter, USMS, President, SUNY Maritime College (Photo: SUNY Maritime)On Wednesday, May 22 at 10:00 a.m., U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will present the Merchant Marine Medal for Outstanding Achievement to Rear Admiral ... [Published Marine Link - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Maritime, Transportation, Rear Admiral

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Nancy Pelosi

Wood fuel is short in Europe

Tim Hunt, posted by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood, 4 minutes agoTim Hunt is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.comThe headline in a recent edition of the Economist says it all, “Environmental Lunacy.” The article concerns ... [Published PleasantonWeekly.com - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Tim Hunt, Nancy Pelosi, Tom Lantos, Renewable Energy

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Holding drivers’ attention

Each day, an average of nine people are killed in the United States and more than 1,000 injured by drivers doing something other than driving. The totals—3,300 U.S. deaths and 387,000 injuries in 2011—show that laws in many states banning texting and ... [Published Harvard Gazette - May 20 2013]

Entities: designated driver, Hollywood, Cellphone, Public Health

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. Federal Agencies Make Strides Against Human Trafficking

Washington Better coordination among U.S. federal government agencies is showing results in the struggle to end human trafficking, U.S. officials say.At the annual meeting of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Human Trafficking, Federal, United States

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Tennessee State University

Richard McKinney Named CIO of U.S. DOT

Former Microsoft Government Technology Advisor Richard McKinney was appointed CIO of the U.S. Department of Transportation. He started on Monday, May 13.McKinney, a former CIO of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville/Davidson County, Tenn., most recently ... [Published Individual.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Richard McKinney, CIO, Ray LaHood, United States, Tennessee State University

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Ray LaHood

Foxx confirmation hearings to begin Wednesday in Washington

Confirmation hearings will begin this week in Washington for Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, who was nominated by President Barack Obama to replace Ray LaHood as Secretary of Transportation. A hearing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday before the U.S. ... [Published News 14 - May 20 2013]

Entities: Anthony Foxx, Ray LaHood, Transportation, US Senate

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Curtains for the Civic

Columns Earth Talk OpinionThe future of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium was debated at a community meeting held at the Main Library last Monday. The late 1950’s era, multi-purpose facility has been operating in the red for years. City officials plan ... [Published Santa Monica Daily Press - May 20 2013]

Entities: Malibu (United States), Henry Waxman, Transportation, Identity Fraud, Ray LaHood

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Auto Outlook: Is the driving boom over; domestic cars quality up

New models from Chrysler, Buick, Chevrolet and Ford are at the top of their respective segments in Strategic Vision's "Best 2013 Total Quality" awards. The research consultancy annually acknowledges what it considers the best vehicles in 21 categories ... [Published Individual.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Ray LaHood, National Transportation Safety Board, David Strickland

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Congressman can't stomach 405 delay

File photo: Congressman Henry Waxman By Henry Crumblish / Special to The Malibu Times The Mailbu Times | 0 commentsRep. Henry Waxman (D-Santa Monica) fired off a letter Friday to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood asking him to investigate delays ... [Published Malibu Times - May 19 2013]

Entities: Henry Waxman, Ray LaHood, Construction, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Portion of I-74 could soon be "Ray LaHood Highway"

at 2:42 PM CDTPEORIA, Ill. – A portion of Interstate 74 could soon be known as Ray LaHood Highway.On Wednesday, State Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth introduced legislation to name I-74, from the Murray Baker Bridge to the Sterling Avenue exit, after ... [Published Central illinois News Center - May 15 2013]

Entities: Ray LaHood, Bradley University, Transportation, US House of Representatives

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 4 reports

U.S. Department of Transportation provides $2 million for I-81/SR22 interchange repair near Harrisburg

Pennsylvania can expect $2 million to be immediately available for relief of repair costs for Interstate 81 and the Route 22/322 ramps that were damaged by a tanker fire last Thursday.U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Tuesday announced the quick ... [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: US Department of Transportation, Ray LaHood, emergency

Quotes

"Safety is our highest priority," said U S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "we are committed to taking unsafe truck drivers who endanger the public off our nation's roads."

U.S. Department of Transportation Declares New Mexico Long-Haul Truck Driver to be an Imminent Ha ... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - 2 hours ago]

...a message to motor carriers across the country as part of our strikeforce to improve bus safety," said U S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "we demand to have safe motor carriers, safe commercial drivers and safe commercial vehicles. we will not compromise on safety."

FMCSA Declares Five Vehicles Operated by Atlanta-based Greene Classic Limousines to be Imminent H ... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - 6 hours ago]

"Safety is our highest priority," said U S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a written statement. "companies that don't abide by safety regulations and put the public at risk will not be allowed to operate."

DOT says local bus service poses 'imminent hazard to public safety' [Published Individual.com - 7 hours ago]

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Richard McKinney Named CIO of U.S. DOT [Published Individual.com - May 20 2013]
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Foxx confirmation hearings to begin Wednesday i... [Published News 14 - May 20 2013]
Curtains for the Civic [Published Santa Monica Daily Press - May 20 2013]
President's Interagency Task Against Human Traf... [Published Scoop - May 20 2013]
Auto Outlook: Is the driving boom over; domesti... [Published Individual.com - May 19 2013]
Congressman can't stomach 405 delay [Published Malibu Times - May 19 2013]
Obama?s Federal Gestapo is Going Down [Published Intellictual Conservative - May 19 2013]
Party bus was operating illegally at time of fa... [Published KansasCity.com - May 18 2013]
Obama Hits The Links With Cabinet Secretaries [Published Talking Points Memo - May 18 2013]
Senator Thune Meets With DOT Nominee Anthony Foxx [Published Aero-News Network - May 18 2013]
Rep. Waxman Calls on Department of Transportati... [Published Congressman Henry A. Waxman - May 18 2013]
Charleston Daily Mail: Short takes, May 18, 2013 [Published Charleston Gazette - May 18 2013]

Blogs

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Busted By a Hair [Published Trucker Blog - 15 hours ago] The old stereotype of free-wheeling rebel truck drivers crisscrossing the country, running hard for days on end without sleep by snorting cocaine and staying hopped up on amphetamines, is thankfully now pretty much only a figment of Hollywood imaginations. ...
Obama Hits The Links With Cabinet Secretaries [Published Talking Points Memo - May 18 2013] Tweet this storyPresident Barack Obama on Saturday braved rainy conditions to play a round of golf with a pair of cabinet secretaries, according to a White House pool report.Accompanying Obama for the round at Andrews Air Force Base were Health and Human ...
Could Detroit Be the Next City to Go Bankrupt? [Published The Corner on National Review Online - May 14 2013] The city of Detroit is broke. That’s the main finding in the first report by Detroit’s emergency manager. According to the AP: Detroit’s net cash position — the amount of money in the bank after bills are paid — was a negative $162 million as of April ...
Consumer Group, Battery Expert Question FAA Dre... [Published IEEE Spectrum - May 10 2013] <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> An airline passenger advocacy group has jumped into the fray over Boeing's 787 -- calling for the FAA to scale back the Dreamliner's airworthiness clearance and for an investigation into Boeing's FAA-approved ...
Promoting Transportation Innovation: Champions ... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - May 09 2013] Deron Lovaas, Federal Transportation Policy Director, Washington, D.C. Yesterday I participated in an uplifting ceremony at the White House’s Eisenhower Executive Office Building – the latest installment in the Obama Administration’s “Champions of ...

Audio/Video

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Boeing Faces Regulatory Hurdles in Dreamliner Mess [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Mar 07 2013]
Hoyer: With Only Two Days Left, It's Time For U... [Published Rep. Steny Hoyer - YouTube Channel - Feb 27 2013]
LaHood talks budget cut repercussions [Published CNN.com - Video - Feb 24 2013]
LaHood warns travel delays will anger Americans [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Feb 22 2013]
Transportation Secretary LaHood to Leave Obama ... [Published FOX Business - Video - Jan 29 2013]

Press Releases

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National Bike to School Day Grows, Thousands Ce... [Published PR Newswire - May 06 2013]
CAGW Slams LaHood, DOT for Plane Politics [Published Business Wire - Apr 24 2013]
FlyersRights.org Demands Answers To Air Traffic... [Published Auto & Transportation - Apr 23 2013]
Port Authority PBA President Alleges That Obama... [Published Business Wire Public Policy/Government News - Apr 08 2013]
Mineta Transportation Institute Posts TRB High-... [Published Auto & Transportation - Feb 26 2013]