Briefing Room
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Response to Chairman DeFazio's Letter
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration – Town Hall Meeting
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration-Town Hall MeetingWashinngton, DCWednesday, October 16, 2019
Thank you, Skip, for that introduction and for your great leadership at PHMSA.
...NHTSA Length of Service Ceremony
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoNHTSA Length of Service CeremonyWashington, DCTuesday, October 15, 2019
Thank you, James.
Welcome to your new role as Acting Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The U.S....
Air Travel Consumer Report: August 2019 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its October 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of August 2019. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of...
Department of Transportation Announces Key Personnel Changes
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced several personnel changes. The Department is glad to have a deep bench of talented team members committed to public service, and to continuing to deliver on the Administration’s priorities.
In the Office of the...
National Defense Transportation Association Fall Meeting
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoNational Defense Transportation Association Fall MeetingSaint Louis, MissouriTuesday, October 8, 2019
Thank you, Admiral Brown.
And let me acknowledge the presence of Admiral Mark Buzby MARAD Administrator...
Remarks at the AASHTO Annual Meeting
Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation OfficialsAnnual MeetingSt. Louis, MissouriTuesday, October 8, 2019
Thank you, Carlos. And Jim and Brandye, thank you for all the great work that you...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Major New Initiative to Support Rural Transportation Needs
ST. LOUIS, MO – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced the creation of a major new initiative to support transportation needs in rural America. The initiative, known as the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative, will analyze...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Historic Proposed Rule on Tribal Transportation Self-Governance
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish a Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program at the Department. The NPRM is the result of a successful three-year negotiated consensus rulemaking process, between...