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The State Journal-Register
March 16, 2018
PEORIA — Officially, Ray LaHood has been out of politics and government for a while. But the former congressman has been working behind the scenes again to enable progress at one of the world's busiest airports. LaHood helped facilitate a deal earlier this week that resolves a gate dispute that mightÃâà...
Washington Business Journal
March 15, 2018
Former Transportation Department Secretary Ray LaHood, who spoke at the event, called the now-aborted fight over funding "a hiccup" and said that no one was more committed to Metro funding than Bowser. He added that the business community needed "to give a little boost" to Bowser and thank her forÃâà...
Herald-Whig
March 15, 2018
Darin LaHood is the son of former Congressman Ray LaHood, who was generally regarded as a moderate Republican, able to work across the aisle. His service to country seemed to outweigh his service to party. His son, perhaps because he finds himself in a Congress beset by more rancor and lessÃâà...
Chicago Sun-Times
March 14, 2018
American spokeswoman Leslie Scott could not be reached for comment in the compromise. The deal came together hours after former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood urged Chicago aldermen to forge ahead with the expansion. “This project could end up being the No. 1 project in the countryÃâà...
Peoria Journal Star
March 9, 2018
Hearing people express helplessness to change what now exists — manipulation of government by big corporations, domination of big money, inequality of opportunity — Brian entered the race for the seat now held by Darin LaHood, the son of former Congressman Ray LaHood, who was generallyÃâà...
WNIJ and WNIU
February 23, 2018
Nevertheless, he has a primary challenger, technology worker Donald Rients who's a pro-life conservative. "LaHood is not a dyed-in-the-wool conservative Republican," Schraufnagel noted. "He's more moderate. His father, Ray LaHood, was Secretary of Transportation in the Obama Administration as aÃâà...
NPR
February 12, 2018
For highways, that means the White House plan would completely flip the current 80-20 federal to state and local funding split for many projects. That flip in financing "probably is not going to work," former Transportation Secretary and ex-Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., told us on NPR's Morning Edition Monday.
Peoria Journal Star
February 4, 2018
Ray LaHood convened routinely to confront regional problems. Such meetings, LaHood said Saturday, set “the standard of working together, irrespective of politics.” One of the outgrowths of that was the work between the duo to find federal and state money to establish community health clinics around theÃâà...
The Community Word (blog)
December 31, 1999
I'll bet George Shadid would agree with me as would Bob Michel and Ray LaHood. As a matter of fact, Ray wrote a wonderful book about the need to work together, “Seeking Bipartisanship: My Life in Politics.” I want to join with others in praising George following his death. He was a friend and a frequentÃâà...
McDonough Voice
December 31, 1999
Darin LaHood is the son of former Congressman Ray LaHood who was generally regarded as a moderate Republican, able to work across the aisle. His service to country seemed to outweigh his service to party. His son, perhaps because he finds himself in a Congress beset by more rancor and lessÃâà...
R Street
December 31, 1999
Prior to winning a seat in the House, he focused on ethics and transparency issues as an Illinois state senator, and as a state and federal prosecutor. He worked as a Hill staffer in the 1990s, and his father, former Rep. Ray LaHood, represented Illinois's 18th district from 1995-2009. He came to WashingtonÃâà...
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