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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 mightÃÂ ...
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 forÃÂ ...
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 lessÃÂ ...
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 countryÃÂ ...
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 generallyÃÂ ...
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 aÃÂ ...
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 theÃÂ ...
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 frequentÃÂ ...
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 lessÃÂ ...
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 WashingtonÃÂ ...
Platts
February 15, 2018
Ray LaHood, a transportation secretary during the Obama administration, has been pushing for a gas tax increase for years as a way to pay to repair crumbling highways. This week, Congressman Bill Shuster, a Pennsylvania Republican and chairman of the House Transportation Committee, indicated anÃÂ ...
CNBC
February 14, 2018
But "the states don't have the money," noted former GOP congressman and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. It also depends on private investment. But Cole, who represents south-central Oklahoma, notes that many rural infrastructure projects can't generate the profits private businesses require.
Peoria Public Radio
February 2, 2018
He said he's fact-checked Lincoln quotes at the request of other Illinois politicians, including Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and former Republican U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood. “There are really ways to take instruction and inspiration from Lincoln besides going into the 'Toastmaster's Handbook,' which mayÃÂ ...
NBCNews.com
February 1, 2018
Trump's infrastructure plan doesn't include a gas tax hike. That's a mistake. The nation's roads, bridges and transit systems are overcrowded and in serious disrepair. Why can't we fix them? by Ray LaHood / Feb.01.2018 / 1:51 PM ET. Vehicles on a collapsed section of the I35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2007.
CBS Baltimore / WJZ
January 25, 2018
“We're in a real impasse in the region, and it's very unfortunate.” A 2017 study by former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recommended scrapping Metro's 16-member executive board in favor of a temporary five-member emergency body. Evans disputes the idea that the Metro board is unfixable.
ATWOnline
January 22, 2018
... by former US Transportation secretary Ray LaHood formally began, Cotton said. “We intend to act aggressively on Secretary LaHood's ultimate report,” Cotton said, both to address accountability for failures that occurred and to implement his recommendations to assure these failures never happen again.
NY1
January 18, 2018
Ray LaHood, a former U.S. transportation secretary, is leading an internal investigation within the Port Authority. "We'll figure out what the problem is, and more importantly, we're going to recommend solutions so that when there is a major snowstorm or some type of calamity again, this won't happen, thatÃÂ ...
Queens Chronicle
January 18, 2018
Ray LaHood, inset, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, will lead an independent investigation into the events at John F. Kennedy International Airport following the Jan. 4 “bomb cyclone.” SONC-066146_300x250.jpg. Posted: Thursday, January 18, 2018 10:30 am | Updated: 12:56 pm, Thu Jan 25,ÃÂ ...
CBS New York
January 18, 2018
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is investigating the meltdowns, and appeared at a news conference with Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton. Kramer demanded answers from Cotton about the baggage situation. Kramer: “Why has the baggage situation not been fixed? Today, I spokeÃÂ ...
Tampabay.com
January 10, 2018
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Wednesday that Ray LaHood will begin his investigation next week. The chaos started Thursday, when a winter storm hit New York amid unusually cold weather. Some terminal gates got tied up, leading to a backlog of international flights trying toÃÂ ...
ABC News
January 10, 2018
The former head of the Department of Transportation during the Obama administration will lead an investigation into a slew of problems at John F. Kennedy International Airport that caused days of cancellations and delays. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Wednesday that RayÃÂ ...
Executive Intelligence Review (EIR)
January 8, 2018
Jan. 7, 2018 (EIRNS)—Newsweek Jan. 3 ran an opinion column by Ray LaHood of Building America's Future (BAF) the former Transportation Secretary, "Can Trump Make His Infrastructure Plan a Bipartisan Reality?" His fellow BAF director and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell published an op-ed in Politico recentlyÃÂ ...
MSNBC
January 8, 2018
As the GOP swept their tax cut package through Congress, the next item on the agenda is likely to feature a significant infrastructure package. Former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood offers his take on how Republicans should approach these fixes to our decaying roads and bridges, and whether orÃÂ ...
Bond Buyer
January 4, 2018
WASHINGTON – Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and 116 state, local, transportation and other groups are urging members of Congress and administration officials to make infrastructure a priority and to take a bipartisan, multi-level governmental approach in any plan to improve it. They alsoÃÂ ...
Newsweek
January 3, 2018
Let's resolve to make a long-term and well-funded infrastructure plan a reality in 2018. If our leaders want to put partisanship aside and start investing in our future, the options are on the table. Ray LaHood is a former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and the current co-chair of the bipartisan advocacy groupÃÂ ...
Slate Magazine
January 2, 2018
Sen. Charles Schumer, developer Stephen Ross, and former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announcing federal funding for an early Gateway tunnel segment in 2013. Mario Tama/Getty Images. On Friday, the Trump administration finally, firmly derailed a two-year-old plan to relieve Amtrak'sÃÂ ...
Fox Business
December 15, 2017
Former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood discusses whether President Trump will be able to gain bipartisan support for his infrastructure plan, which is set to be ... Former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood on Friday said that in order for the Trump administration to pay for its proposed $1 trillionÃÂ ...
CIproud.com
December 15, 2017
"The big winner in all of this tax cut legislation is corporate America, there's no question about it", says Ray LaHood. "People believe it'll help create jobs, these corporations will take the money and invest it in new equipment and people and give the people that work for them more money in their paychecks,ÃÂ ...
Alexandrianews.org
December 8, 2017
Governor Terry McAuliffe and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Ray LaHood this week released Secretary LaHood's independent review of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. In order to look for opportunities for improvement and dispel myths about the various issuesÃÂ ...
WTOP
December 6, 2017
WASHINGTON — After the failure to reach a hoped-for regional consensus on how to give Washington's crumbling Metro system the critical support it needs, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood officially released a series of recommendations Tuesday that will set up even more rounds ofÃÂ ...
Peoria Journal Star
December 31, 1999
“Illinois Presidents: Lincoln, Grant, Reagan, and Obama,” a panel discussion featuring James Cornelius, Ian Hunt, Jamel Wright and Ray LaHood, will be at 2 p.m. at the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater. The experts will speak about the four presidents who are associated with Illinois,ÃÂ ...
Bloomington Pantagraph
December 31, 1999
This is an embarrassing truth: Back in 2015, during the special election between U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood and Rob Mellon, I didn't realize the LaHood on the ballot was not Ray LaHood. Darin is Ray's son. Ray LaHood was and is a fine statesman. Darin, however, has voted to dump coal sludge in ourÃÂ ...
NPR
December 31, 1999
Steve Inskeep talks to former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood about the country's infrastructure and what he'll be looking for in the package President Trump is expected to unveil ... But now, this week, the administration says it really will release a plan, which we will discuss with Ray LaHood.
Alexandrianews.org
December 8, 2017
Governor Terry McAuliffe and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Ray LaHood this week released Secretary LaHood's independent review of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. In order to look for opportunities for improvement and dispel myths about the various issuesÃÂ ...
Augusta Free Press
December 8, 2017
virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Ray LaHood this week released Secretary LaHood's independent review of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). In order to look for opportunities for improvement and dispel myths about ...
WTOP
December 6, 2017
WASHINGTON — After the failure to reach a hoped-for regional consensus on how to give Washington's crumbling Metro system the critical support it needs, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood officially released a series of recommendations Tuesday that will set up even more rounds of ...
Cato Institute (blog)
November 16, 2017
... as a part of a plan to restore its rail system to its former greatness, recommends a report by former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.
WAMU 88.5
November 15, 2017
Metrobus fares are too low and the system may run too many inefficient routes, according to former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood ...
MarylandReporter.com
November 14, 2017
... FROM LaHOOD METRO REPORT: The long-awaited report on Metro by former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood urges the region's ...
Washington Business Journal
November 13, 2017
Ray LaHood, the former transportation secretary, is urging D.C., Maryland, Virginia and the federal government to provide Metro with dedicated ...
Herald-Whig
November 3, 2017
Ray LaHood, was appointed to the Illinois Senate in 2011 and won election in 2012 and 2014. He previously was a prosecutor in the Tazewell ...
Chillicothe Times-Bulletin (blog)
October 31, 2017
PEORIA — Organizers for the 5th Annual Tracy Trot are excited to announce former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and longtime ...
Morton Times-News
October 31, 2017
PEORIA — Organizers for the 5th Annual Tracy Trot are excited to announce former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and longtime ...
WAMU 88.5
October 25, 2017
... entire WMATA board and replace it with a five-person “temporary reform board,” as called for by former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood ...
East Peoria Times-Courier
October 21, 2017
Walking is something that used to be common in Peoria, recalled Ray LaHood in a 2010 interview while serving as the nation's Secretary of ...
Peoria Journal Star
October 20, 2017
Walking is something that used to be common in Peoria, recalled Ray LaHood in a 2010 interview while serving as the nation's Secretary of ...
WDEF News 12
October 16, 2017
United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood joined California Governor Jerry Brown and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan to announce a ...
WAMU 88.5
October 13, 2017
Meanwhile, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has said the board needs to be completely revamped to streamline things and make ...
WTOP
September 29, 2017
The most visible recommendation on changes for Metro governance is former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's recommendation ...
