Release: Obama must back up rhetoric on “green” recovery with an empowered Transportation Secretary.
December 18, 2008By Stephen Lee Davis
Washington — Geoff Anderson, Co-Chair for the Transportation for America campaign, today issued a statement in advance of President-elect Barack Obama’s announcement of a Secretary of Transportation:
“Tomorrow’s announcement of the next Secretary of Transportation is perhaps more important and historic than it has ever been before. With America on the brink of a new chapter for economic and energy progress, the next Secretary of Transportation will play a critical and powerful role in our nation’s future.
Congressman LaHood has a commendable record of reaching across the aisle to find compromise that leads to progress for our nation, and we look forward to working with him as he enters what will surely be a challenging role. Come January 2009, the Department of Transportation will be the linchpin in the effort to stimulate our economy and create jobs through what President-elect Obama has called “the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the federal highway system in the 1950s.” In addition, the Secretary will face demands like none we’ve seen before: the need to rethink how we finance transportation as driving habits and vehicles change and gasoline consumption drops; convulsions in the airline industry; the resurrection of passenger rail service; and many more.
The transformation of our national transportation system is critical to meeting the President-elect’s goals for a financially strong and clean-energy future. This is why Transportation for America — a coalition of housing, real estate, environmental, public health, urban planning and transportation organizations committed to moving America into the 21st Century by building a modernized infrastructure — stands ready to support Secretary LaHood in any effort to help navigate this unprecedented opportunity.”
Contact:
Cosa Bullock
202-478-6128
cbullock@mrss.com
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