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Trump picks Elaine Chao for transportation secretary
CNN ^ | 11/29/2016 | Phil Mattingly

Posted on 11/29/2016 8:22:31 AM PST by usafa92

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To: usafa92

ANOTHER WOMAN??? /s


41 posted on 11/29/2016 8:43:56 AM PST by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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To: usafa92

I see this as a smart way to get Mitch to support his infrastructure plan, among other initiatives, and temper his comments even when he opposes the Administration.


42 posted on 11/29/2016 8:46:03 AM PST by .45 Long Colt
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To: MNJohnnie

Heritage is pushing School Choice and back in the day NAFTA. Not so sure about these “conservative” groups anymore.


43 posted on 11/29/2016 8:46:23 AM PST by magna carta
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To: .45 Long Colt

Is this the forerunner of privatizing the FAA??


44 posted on 11/29/2016 8:47:32 AM PST by Mouton (The insurrection laws maintain the status quo now.)
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To: usafa92

Can’t be, I thought the news misleadia said Trump was a white supremacist with support from dark sources /s


45 posted on 11/29/2016 8:47:33 AM PST by correctthought (Woot!)
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To: usafa92

I think this is probably the only way to deal with Mitch. It’s likely a good move.


46 posted on 11/29/2016 8:48:09 AM PST by Crucial
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

I disagree. Transportation in the US is inherently interstate, and the Federal government has had a role since 1811. The East Coast in particular is composed of geographically smaller states, too much of the movement of people, goods, and services crosses state lines to keep the Federal government out of it.

Chou evidently has Trumps confidence. We will see how it plays out, but this pick does not fill me with concern.


47 posted on 11/29/2016 8:48:09 AM PST by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.)
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To: usafa92

Many years of varied experience in government starting under G.H.W. Bush.

Conservative think tank Heritage, between government assignments.

Harvard MBA.


48 posted on 11/29/2016 8:48:28 AM PST by truth_seeker
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To: usafa92

Bitch McConnell, on board.


49 posted on 11/29/2016 8:49:58 AM PST by CharleysPride (Trump 2016: ALL IN)
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To: Yaelle
So the turtle will know everything that goes on in cabinet meetings?

I see it the other way around - when McConnell isn't playing ball, perhaps a word to the wife will get him off the dime.

50 posted on 11/29/2016 8:50:36 AM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: usafa92

Nepotism to ram home an infrastructure Bill. Clever. I doubt she’ll have that much sway since she can’t threaten to hold back relations (To far? hahahah)


51 posted on 11/29/2016 8:50:37 AM PST by wiseprince
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To: MNJohnnie

If I remember correctly, Chao was very tough on the unions when she was Labor Secretary.


52 posted on 11/29/2016 8:51:41 AM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: usafa92

Oh great. She worked for the government before. This definitely means we’re gonna bomb Russia now!!!

Relax, this is the dept of Transportation. You won’t hear about her again for at least another 4 years, just like the previous secretary of Transportation.


53 posted on 11/29/2016 8:51:58 AM PST by ari-freedom (The Social Justice War is over and we won!)
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To: MacArthur

What does that mean—how was she “screwing with people’s overtime”?


54 posted on 11/29/2016 8:52:48 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: jazminerose
Labor unions hated her, and she was criticized for a steep drop in OSHA investigations during her tenure.

These factors alone tell me that she's not a bad pick at all.

55 posted on 11/29/2016 8:54:40 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: 9YearLurker

She tried to lower the base salary of those who would be eligible to receive overtime pay. She was not successful thank goodness.


56 posted on 11/29/2016 8:54:41 AM PST by MacArthur
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To: MacArthur
During Chao's first four years as Secretary of Labor, OSHA did not promulgate a single significant health standard.[24]

I work in Logistics, DOT has been out of control under O. Sound like Chao is just want we need at DOT.

57 posted on 11/29/2016 8:56:50 AM PST by MNJohnnie (This revolt is not ending, it is merely beginning.- Pat Caddell)
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To: NormsRevenge
During Chao's first four years as Secretary of Labor, OSHA did not promulgate a single significant health standard.[24]

I work in Logistics, DOT has been out of control under O. Sound like Chao is just want we need at DOT.

58 posted on 11/29/2016 8:58:02 AM PST by MNJohnnie (This revolt is not ending, it is merely beginning.- Pat Caddell)
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To: MNJohnnie

I respectfully disagree. I don’t like or respect her. Best regards.


59 posted on 11/29/2016 8:59:58 AM PST by MacArthur
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To: usafa92

These guys have been out of the news so long I forgot and got Mitch mixed up with Lindsay Graham and thought, he has a wife? Then I remembered Mitch was the turkeyneck not the homo.


60 posted on 11/29/2016 9:00:08 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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