Schumer Wants Airlines To Not Charge Extra Fees For Families To Sit Together - NY1
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
Senator Charles Schumer is asking Transportation Secretary Ray lahood to stop airlines from charging a fee to allow parents to sit with their children. A recent Associated Press report found families will likely find it harder to sit together on a plane ...

Vietnam War Commemoration National Announcement and Proclamation Ceremony - U.S. Department of State
25 May 2012, 2:10 pm
Other government officials laying wreaths will include Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, and Secretary of Transportation Ray lahood. Actor Tom Selleck will serve as Master of Ceremonies.

DOT Names Aviation Consumer Protection Committee - Travel Agent
25 May 2012, 11:04 am
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray lahood has announced the appointment of the four members of a new committee that will advise the Secretary on measures to protect the rights of air travelers.
 “We are committed to protecting and strengthening the ...

lahood names four members of consumer panel - Dallas Morning News (blog)
24 May 2012, 12:02 pm
Transportation Secretary Ray lahood named the four members to a panel Congress mandated this year to protect air travelers' rights: • Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, representing state or local governments. • David A. Berg, senior vice ...

Secretary lahood Visits Dubuque to Talk About New Transit Hub - KCRG.com
18 May 2012, 7:11 pm
DUBUQUE, Iowa - The City of Dubuque is ready to get started on a new hub of activity. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray lahood stopped in Dubuque to talk about the new home for cars, buses and possibly trains. lahood helped celebrate the completion of a ...

lahood's over-the-top crusade against distracted driving - Staten Island Advance
18 May 2012, 6:54 am
Transportation Secretary Ray lahood slapped down Reuters for reporting a few weeks ago that he wants “a federal law to ban talking on a cell phone or texting while driving any type of vehicle on any road in the country.” His press secretary ...

lahood sings praises of community colleges - Buffalo News
17 May 2012, 4:25 am
Along with the automobile, community colleges are among the country's greatest creations, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Raymond H. lahood told Erie Community College graduates Wednesday. lahood, a former seven-term Republican congressman who ...

lahood, lawmakers react to audit of DC Metro expansion to Dulles airport - Thehill.com
15 May 2012, 4:45 pm
Transportation Secretary Ray lahood and lawmakers who have vested interests in the proposed expansion of Washington, D.C.'s MetroRail to Dulles International Airport reacted Tuesday to a report criticizing the panel overseeing the project. The Department ...

lahood's California High-Speed Rail Bluff - NBC Bay Area
13 May 2012, 9:41 pm
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray lahood is bluffing. Badly. He came to California recently and issued a warning: the state legislature needs to approve high-speed rail in June, or else. The unstated threat was that the federal government would take back $ ...

lahood warns California lawmakers on high-speed rail funds - Island Packet Online
11 May 2012, 5:44 am
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray lahood warned California lawmakers Thursday not to wait until fall for a vote on high-speed rail, urging its approval in a budget vote next month. "We need to make sure that the commitment is there to obligate ...