Smooth Hearing for Transportation Secretary Nominee
Transportation Secretary nominee Anthony Foxx said he intends to be an “active participant” in transportation bill reauthorization discussions, while stressing the U.S. needs to find a more sustainable infrastructure funding source, in his May 22 nomination hearing before the Senate…
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Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. “Clearly we need a longer-term surface transportation bill, [we] need a longer-term answer for the sustainability of our funding sources,” he said. A public-private infrastructure bank to help pay for projects is one “good idea,” Foxx said, but it’s not a panacea to funding woes. In written testimony, Foxx said if nominated he will focus on safety, improving the efficiency and performance of the existing transportation system and making long-term investments and planning for infrastructure. Foxx, who is mayor of Charlotte, N.C., was well-received by the committee: At adjournment, Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said he anticipated Foxx to “ride the fast rail right into the secretaryship.” For more on Foxx’s background see 13043017.