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- Secretary of Transportation Nominee Ray LaHood on Aviation
- Looks like President Elect Obama has decided to reach across the aisle but stick within his own state for his nomination for Secretary of Transportation. Former Congressman Ray LaHood (R-IL) has been named as Obama's pick to lead the agency, despite his limited interaction with the world of aviation....
- Blog posts 2008-12-22
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- Travel Roundup: Hilton's Settlement with Starwood, Biden-LaHood's High-Speed Rail, Delta Drops Atlanta-Nairobi and More
- Hilton reportedly looking to settle Denizen lawsuit with Starwood --Â Hilton Hotels Corp. may be seeking a negotiated settlement over its industrial espionage case with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Starwood has accused competitor Hilton of hiring former employees who allegedly left the company with documents detailing its new high-end W...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- LaHood is Confirmed; Opposes New York Slot Auctions, Supports Controllers
- I've heard good and bad things about proposed Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, but today at his confirmation hearing where he was easily confirmed, there was a lot of good going around. by Brett Snyder
- Blog posts 2009-01-23
- States Seek High-Speed Rail Money from Biden and LaHood
- It seems like almost every state is hoping to garner some of the $13 billion earmarked for high-speed rail in the federal stimulus package. But Vice President Joseph Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who are spearheading the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act rail project, were quick to say...
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- DOT to 'special panel' to fix airline industry
- The Department of Transportation say it's going to create a "special panel to come up with a plan to restore health to the ailing airline industry," The Associated Press reports. AP notes that announcement – made by DOT secretary Ray LaHood – comes as the industry "is losing billions of...
- News items 2009-11-13
- Dealers group wary of cash for clunkers
- Washington -- The National Automobile Dealers Association warned dealers late Wednesday that they face a "growing risk" of not being reimbursed for vehicles sold through the "cash for clunkers" program, which is quickly running out of money. The industry group also raised the suggestion of an immediate suspension of the...
- News items 2009-08-19
- Some clunker cash buying not-so-green vehicles
- WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the nation's top car salesman in recent weeks, has cited the Obama administration's best-seller list of mostly smaller, fuel-saving cars like the Ford Focus to describe the success of the Cash for Clunkers rebate program. But what LaHood and other administration officials usually don't...
- News items 2009-08-13
- 'Clunkers' program ends Monday night
- Washington -- The Obama Administration will end the $3 billion "cash for clunkers" program at 8 p.m. Monday -- giving dealers and consumers one final weekend to junk a vehicle and buy a new, greener one. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today the expiration day was determined by using...
- News items 2009-08-20
- Auto Dealers Pull Out Of Cash For Clunkers After Government Welshes On Payments
- Car dealers continue to whine that the government isn't getting them money fast enough through the cash for clunkers program. Now, some of them are pulling out of the program, fearful that the government won't pay them back. AP: The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, which represents dealerships in...
- News items 2009-08-20
- Answers sought on Minn. flight delay
- On the heels of a Transportation Department request, lawmakers are seeking to determine why passengers on a Continental Airlines regional flight on Friday were left on the plane while it sat on the tarmac for several hours overnight.Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., sent a letter on Tuesday to FAA Administrator Randy...
- News items 2009-08-12
- Administration to wind down clunkers program
- The Obama administration is developing plans to wind down the popular Cash for Clunkers program and could announce by Friday when the incentives will no longer be available. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday the department would announce within 48 hours how it intends to discontinue the program that offers...
- News items 2009-08-20
- NADA asks U.S. to suspend clunkers program:
- National Automobile Dealers Association officials asked the government to suspend the cash-for-clunkers program because a survey by the group found that the $3 billion fund has been exhausted, NADA Chairman John McEleney said. "We asked them to put a halt to the program--I think we said 'very soon'--but a suspension...
- News items 2009-08-20
- Road ends Monday for clunkers plan
- Washington -- The Obama administration will tow the "cash for clunkers" program to the junkyard Monday, closing the book on the $3 billion program that convinced hundreds of thousands of anxious consumers to buy new cars. The program is considered one of the most successful pieces of President Barack Obama's...
- News items 2009-08-20
- Legislation to Clarify FQPA Introduced.
- AMID CONCERNS that Environmental Protection Agency might curtail the use of many pesticides that farmers consider essential, Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) has introduced legislation that would require the agency to. report to Congress as it implements t AMID CONCERNS that Environmental Protection Agency might...
- Research articles 1999-04-26
- Zarqawi's death could be pivotal, Bush says
- WASHINGTON -- As President Bush and members of Congress met Wednesday at the White House to discuss Iraq, Rep. Ray LaHood stressed that one thing could really "jump start" the new government there: Take down terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. "I said, 'If we get him, it would be like...
- Research articles 2006-06-09
- Base-closing plan angers Republicans
- WASHINGTON -- A Defense Department plan to close hundreds of facilities that it says are obsolete has infuriated prominent Republican lawmakers at a time when their support for President Bush's Iraq strategy could be more critical than ever. "I think they are going to have trouble with some of...
- Research articles 2005-08-26
- Anything but being 'nice.'(promoting civility in Congress)
- Reps David Skaggs and Ray LaHood called for a meeting of Democratic and Republican federal legislators in order to get to know one another and in hopes of restoring a certain amount of civility to Congress. LaHood and Skaggs believe that the infighting has brought about a public indifference. ...
- Research articles 1997-03-24
- Indiana U.S. Congressman Promises Relief for Farmers.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18 -- Promising speedy relief for hard-pressed farmers, U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood expects a bill combining aid for agriculture and hurricane victims to reach the president within weeks. "We need to get this to the president's desk...
- Research articles 1999-09-17
- US transport chief in Spain to inspect high-speed rail system
- MADRID AFP â?? US Transport Secretary Ray LaHood began a visit to Spain Friday to study the country's high-speed rail network, a system the administration of President Barack Obama hopes to also build in the US.LaHood arrived in the northern city of Zaragoza in a high-speed train and visited a...
- Research articles 2009-05-29
- Highway Investment Hits $20 Billion; Recovery Putting People to Work on Investments with Long-Term Benefit
- FHWA 34-09 Contact: Doug Hecox, Tel.: (202) 366-0660 Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 Highway Investment Hits $20 Billion Recovery Putting People to Work on Investments with Long-Term Benefit WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration...
- News items 2009-11-03
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