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		<title>Six Things We Learned about USDOT Secretary Nominee Anthony Foxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 05:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Ehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anthony Foxx had what may turn out to be the easiest confirmation hearing of this Congress. Foxx appeared Wednesday before the Commerce Committee, and received a polite, warm reception. No one really questioned Foxx’s credentials or experience, despite some grumbling about that when his nomination was announced.  Foxx didn&#8217;t face very difficult questions, either;  Committee &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Text of Anthony Foxx&#8217;s Introductory Comments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Ehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the text of Anthony Foxx&#8217;s prepared introductory statement at his confirmation hearing in the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday. Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Thune, members of the Committee, it is an honor for me to appear before you today as President Obama’s nominee to beU.S. Secretary of Transportation.I want to thank Senators Richard &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>USDOT Secretary Nominee Anthony Foxx Describes His Three Key Areas of Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 03:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Ehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDOT Secretary nominee Anthony Foxx revealed the three areas he will focus on if confirmed to serve by the Senate. After first indicating he&#8217;ll follow &#8220;the bipartisan approach that I believe made Secretary LaHood so effective at DOT,&#8221; Foxx said he would focus on three key areas: &#8220;Ensuring that our transportation system is the safest &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>GOP Senator Thune Talks Rural State Transportation in Welcoming of USDOT Nominee Anthony Foxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Ehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican Senator John Thune of South Dakota welcomes Anthony Foxx and explains how transportation impacts his home state. Thune is the Ranking Member of the Commerce Committee. In his prepared remarks (see text below the video) Thune explains: &#8220;Even a rural state like my home state of South Dakota is directly impacted by the decisions &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>What Hypocrisy did USDOT Secretary Nominee Anthony Foxx Learn about at Confirmation Hearing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Ehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Jay Rockefeller highlights an hypocrisy that could impact the future success of Anthony Foxx as USDOT Secretary.  Here&#8217;s a transcript of Rockefeller&#8217;s comments which come at the close of the hearing ((archived webcast from CSPAN, two hours long). &#8220;The hypocrisy, that we put you through a nomination hearing and everybody asks for. . . &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Rockefeller to USDOT Nominee Foxx: Buckle Your Seat Belt for A Bumpy Ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Ehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading between the lines, Senator Rockefeller told Anthony Foxx to expect a bumpy ride if confirmed to be USDOT Secretary. And judging from the reaction of Senators in both parties to Mayor Foxx, he&#8217;ll be easily confirmed. His performance was articulate, deft and informed. Senators used the occasion to highlight policy and funding issues that &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>What the President Actually Said about His Project Streamlining Order</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Ehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week President Obama announced an initiative to &#8220;modernize the federal infrastructure permitting process, cutting timelines in half for major infrastructure projects while creating incentives for better outcomes for communities and the environment.&#8221; Below is what the transcript of what the President actually said, an excerpt of the official White House transcript. You can also &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Trucking Execs Have Questions, Suggestions, for USDOT Secretary Nominee Anthony Foxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Ehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trucking execs have questions for USDOT Sec. nominee Anthony Foxx. Image &#8211; D&#8217;oh Boy (Mark Holloway) under Flickr creative commons license. Trucking industry leaders have some safety and infrastructure questions and suggestions for Anthony Foxx, President Obama’s nominee to succeed USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood. The questions from members of the American Trucking Associations. Foxx appears &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>3 Recommendations for Strengthening the Federal-State Partnership on Passenger Rail</title>
		<link>http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/3-recommendations-for-strengthening-the-federal-state-partnership-on-passenger-rail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Ehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What can be done to improve regional and long distance passenger rail service across America? Three recommendations were offered by Robert Puentes at Tuesday&#8217;s Railroads and Pipelines Subcommittee hearing. (See bottom.) The hearing was held as Congress gears up to reauthorize the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA). The legislation passed in 2008 and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Wednesday&#8217;s Confirmation Hearing for USDOT Nominee Anthony Foxx</title>
		<link>http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/watch-wednesdays-confirmation-hearing-for-usdot-nominee-anthony-foxx/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Ehl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anthony Foxx, President Obama&#8217;s nominee to succeed USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood, appears before the Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee at 2:30 (ET) Wednesday. The panel has jurisdiction over aviation, rail and freight, maritime Coast Guard and highway safety issues. Foxx may get a few pointed questions, but his nomination is expected to have few bumps. &#8230;]]></description>
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