If confirmed, you can rely on me for the same dedication.
That is a clarion call for Congress, and the Department, to act.
I will do so always with a commitment to fairness, across regional lines, across party lines.
These four areas--economic health, sustainability, a focus on people and communities, and safety--will be major prioriti...
It's an honor for me to appear before you as President Obama's candidate for the United States Secretary of Transportati...
Thank you very much for holding this hearing.
I hope you will take my selection as a signal of the President's commitment to focusing his energies on policy rather th...
It is my hope that we can transform that attitude.
If I'm confirmed I will have the unusual perspective of being a Republican in a Democratic Administration.
President Obama, as you know, is very strong in this area and has spoken out on it on a number of occasions.
If it doesn't have one earmark, that's not going to cause me any heartburn.
I'm going to get all these modal Administrators together and I'm going to explain to them very clearly that we have a ma...
the failure to move the Passenger Bill of Rights legislation introduced by Senator Boxer and I is even more troubling be...
As I see it this means a strong focus in at least four areas.
I work for President Obama. I work for the American people. And I'm going to work in collaboration with the Congress.
I want to personally thank Senator Durbin, my senior Senator, who I have great respect for.
I want to emphasize two principles I will bring to everything I do at the Department, if confirmed.
I think it is one way for us to really overcome some of the pollution that exists around the country.
