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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

(CNN)President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Elaine Chao, the former labor secretary and wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to be his choice for transportation secretary, an official briefed on the matter told CNN on Tuesday.

The announcement is expected to come this afternoon. Chao served as secretary of labor under President George W. Bush from 2001 through 2009 -- the longest tenure in the position since World War II -- and has been married to McConnell since 1993. She was the first Asian-American woman to serve in a Cabinet position.

Chao also served as the deputy secretary of transportation under President George H.W. Bush from 1989 to 1991. Following her time in government, Chao has held a position as a distinguished fellow at the Heritage Foundation in addition to conducting media appearances.

At the Transportation Department, Chao would have a key role in helping Trump get an infrastructure spending bill passed through Congress and start government-backed works projects -- a role likely to be complicated by her relationship with McConnell, who will also be a critical player in any infrastructure bill negotiations.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: chao; elainechao; mcconnell; trumpcabinet; trumpmcconnell; trumptransition; trumptransportation
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To: MacArthur

Sounds like taking away federal regulation of an area that should be up to the employer and employee. No?


61 posted on 11/29/2016 9:00:25 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: usafa92
Throughout the entire primary campaign Trump supporters found example after example to tell us that Ted Cruz, the man who called Mitch McConnell a liar to his face on the floor of the Senate, had sold out to the establishment but Donald Trump had not.


62 posted on 11/29/2016 9:01:36 AM PST by nathanbedford (attack, repeat, attack! Bull Halsey)
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To: Alberta's Child

I think many here on FR are still in a foxhole. Chao was selected for transportation secretary - not exactly the department that creates fiery debate around here. She appears to have great credentials.

On the topic of her spouse, I have never praised him, but it is worth mentioning again that Mitch deserves a huge amount of credit and even cheers for holding the line on Scalia’s successor even if we don’t like or trust him. One cannot overestimate the importance of that seat on the Supreme court that will now be filled by Trump. McConnell just did the most conservative thing I have seen in his career and he took a beating for it. Trump needs to work with him so perhaps this is a two-fer.

I expect Transportation (infrastructure) to be an area where Trump is very hands on given his prior statements so he is obviously comfortable with her. I will save my powder and keyboard angst for something more substantial.


63 posted on 11/29/2016 9:06:00 AM PST by volunbeer (Clinton Cash = Proof of Corruption)
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To: usafa92
Draining the swamp?

Creating another one?

64 posted on 11/29/2016 9:08:05 AM PST by HomerBohn
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To: volunbeer

Very good post. I agree with you 100%.


65 posted on 11/29/2016 9:08:39 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: drop 50 and fire for effect

What Trump intends to do on transportation is NOT going to be Conservative.

Just make your peace with that fact now.
Small price to pay to avoid the Clinton regime.


66 posted on 11/29/2016 9:11:04 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I’m interested in your take on this. How would you define “conservative” in the context of national transportation infrastructure and policy?


67 posted on 11/29/2016 9:12:23 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: MNJohnnie

If she can untangle the gordian knot that is truck drivers hours of service regulations she has my vote.

CC


68 posted on 11/29/2016 9:13:34 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: usafa92

Priebus is giving too much advice that involves cronies getting jobs, but that is just my opinion.


69 posted on 11/29/2016 9:13:57 AM PST by madison10 (Almost disenfranchised Michigander....)
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To: Maine Mariner

Her father founded a shipping company per post 7, so I am guessing she may know a thing or two about transportation. I say, everything considered, she is at least an ok choice.


70 posted on 11/29/2016 9:17:00 AM PST by libh8er
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To: MacArthur

The OT Rules under Chao allowed People to have flexible work schedules such as a four day 10 hour a day workweek without costing their Employers OT Pay.

Liberals thought it was only instituted to screw with People’s Overtime. These are the same People who whined about the damage to Families due to our outdated 40 Hour Fulltime Work Week while the Europeans “progressed” to a 35 or 32 Hour Fulltime work Week.


71 posted on 11/29/2016 9:19:08 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (One Man's Free Press is another Man's Ministry of Propoganda.)
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To: usafa92

Considering Mitch McConnell saved the Supreme Court seat of Scalia.............


72 posted on 11/29/2016 9:20:13 AM PST by Larry381 (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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To: usafa92

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!


73 posted on 11/29/2016 9:21:24 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Lurkinanloomin

“Not a good sign. The more establishment figures are in the administration, the more they can screw things up.”


Not an important position, certainly she won’t be in on the big decisions...but it puts the Turtle on board.


74 posted on 11/29/2016 9:23:01 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

What Trump intends to do on transportation is NOT going to be Conservative.

Just make your peace with that fact now.
Small price to pay to avoid the Clinton regime.


Trump has made no bones about wanting to ramp up infrastructure spending. He wants to put blue-collar workers back to work, and (left unstated by him) he wants to draw support from suburbanites mired in traffic congestion.

Obummer’s “Stimulus” was supposed to accomplish these things, though as far as I can tell, it did nothing except for replace a bunch of highway signs with slightly newer ones along my commuting route. If Trump can actually put people to work and deliver on fixing up our roads, bridges, airports, etc., and if Chao can help him do it, I think it’ll be worth the less-than-conservative spending that it will require.


75 posted on 11/29/2016 9:27:35 AM PST by bus man (Loose Lips Sink Ships)
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To: usafa92
不好
76 posted on 11/29/2016 9:28:06 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: usafa92
The chao family
77 posted on 11/29/2016 9:28:12 AM PST by libh8er
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To: usafa92

Yikes.


78 posted on 11/29/2016 9:32:37 AM PST by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: usafa92

I am sure this lady does not need the work. I would guess that this gives Trump a diversity card. As well as a very smart hardworking member of the team that can negotiated better with congress.

Its another billionaire. Or lets say that the family is worth a billion as a whole. And she is very connected to Washington and the RNC.

But lets face it. She is old Chinese money escaping from Mao. Her father was very much a hard nosed business man who did things the old Chinese way. He paid off people and broke people. Whichever worked best for his business.


79 posted on 11/29/2016 9:37:07 AM PST by poinq
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To: nathanbedford; HomerBohn; madison10; usconservative
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.

So how about we base our thinking going forward on facts rather then continue to cling to hurt feelings left over from the Primaries?

80 posted on 11/29/2016 9:38:26 AM PST by MNJohnnie (This revolt is not ending, it is merely beginning.- Pat Caddell)
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