Senator Lamar Alexander released the following statement on President-elect Trump’s selection of Elaine Chao to become the next United States Secretary of Transportation:
“Elaine Chao is an excellent choice to lead the Department of Transportation. This will be an important job -- President-elect Trump has said he wants to make infrastructure a priority, and Congress is ready to work with the administration to make major infrastructure improvements to our nation’s roads and bridges.”
Senator David Perdue said, “It is no secret that our nation’s transportation infrastructure is in need of repair and I can think of no one better than Secretary Chao to oversee the modernization of our roads, airways, and bridges.
Her experience as Secretary of Labor and Deputy Secretary for Department of Transportation have provided her with the knowledge needed to lead this critical agency. Having worked with Secretary Chao, I am confident she will provide President-elect Trump with sound advice on the transportation issues impeding economic growth and mobility in our country. We all share the goal of making our economy competitive again, and I look forward to working with her to seeing this goal through.”