Eight questions for Transportation Secretary nominee Anthony Foxx
Skift Take
These questions are influenced by the writer’s view that states should be given greater control of their transportation policies, something Foxx may agree with having seen the positive impact unique of transportation solutions as mayor of Charlotte.
If confirmed as the next Secretary of Transportation, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx will have opportunities to break with the business-as-usual transportation policy that revolves around Washington and special-interest politics. It is important to the confirmation process to understand Foxx’s position on existing programs and to what extent he agrees with the Administration’s centrally run, command-and-control transportation policy.
Thus, at the upcoming confirmation hearing, members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee should ask Foxx the following 10 questions...
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