Ray LaHood: “If safety is our number one priority, which it is, then it has to be safety in all modes including trucking and busing.”

The highest segment of unemployment in America today is in the building trades, people who build roads and bridges.

And that's frankly, why I -- when somebody asked me about Trump going to, you know, going there for a visit, it's a complete joke. They were the -- had the, you know, the worst safety record of any administration in the history of DOT.

I do think that there can be new rules and regulations. And I think while we were at DOT, we promulgated some very strong rules and regulations regarding rail safety.

It's not uncommon to have a crash in an area where there are residents.