Ray LaHood

Republican  •  7 Terms  •  Sworn In 1995
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12/29/08
Feinstein warns of low staffing at...

...aircraft between airports pose an "alarming risk" to aviation safety in Southern California. In a two-page letter to Rep. Ray LaHood (...

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12/28/08
Transportation chief awaits AZ flight

But there's a lot of work waiting for Obama's transportation nominee, US Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., Peters said. The federal surface transp...

Source: Arizona Daily Star, AZ
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12/28/08
Our Opinion: LaHood right man for ...

Our wishful thinking got another boost, though in a much broader sense, with President-elect Obama’s announcement that US Rep. Ray LaHo...

Source: The State Journal-Register, IL
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12/28/08
2008 agriculture news

Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary; Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan as education secretary, and retiring Illinois Rep. Ray LaHood, R...

Source: Peoria Journal Star, IL
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12/28/08
Re-igniting the global warming debate

US President-elect Barack Obama speaks as US Republican Ray LaHood, left, and former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, right, look on during a news...

Source: Toronto Star,  Canada
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12/28/08
The Transportation Effect

... under Obama and his nominee for secretary, Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., probably will not be fully staffed until halfway through the cale...

Source: Bond Buyer, NY
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12/28/08
Michael Dresser | Getting There

He recently named one of their number, Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois, as his transportation secretary. Mica sat down for an interview with ...

Source: Baltimore Sun, United States
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12/28/08
Word on the Street: Parker not afr...

Most recently, our own retiring US congressman, Ray LaHood, was appointed to Obama's cabinet as secretary of transportation. This is the ...

Source: Peoria Journal Star, IL
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12/28/08
Feinstein urges FAA to hire more c...

In a two-page letter to Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.), Feinstein recommended that the Federal Aviation Administration take immediate steps to ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
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12/28/08
Wall Street Journal calls LaHood o...

NEW YORK — In an opinion article last week, The Wall Street Journal questioned the choice of Rep. Ray LaHood, R.-Ill., to be the next t...

Source: The Trucker
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12/29/08
IPBiz: Does LaHood choice offer in...

The first time I read the Journal Star’s breaking news article on retiring Congressman Ray LaHood being chosen by President-elect Obama...

Source: IPBiz
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12/29/08
Republicans Want Details of Spendi...

... State for the Christmas holiday but this morning’s column by David Broder — the Dean of the political press corps — struck a ch...

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12/29/08
Elections: Obama picks LaHood for ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama has selected U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood for transportation secretary, which would make hi...

Source: Elections
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12/29/08
Rep. Solis Named Labor Secretary; ...

California Congresswoman Hilda Solis was named Secretary of Labor, and former Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood was appointed Secretary of ...

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12/28/08
Pew Research Center: A Christmas P...

Few howled over former Iowa Gov.Tom Vilsack for agriculture, Republican Rep. Ray LaHood for transportation, or Sen. Ken Salazar to Interi...

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12/28/08
The Silence of the Conservatives -...

John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Ray LaHood. mbecker908 Monday, December 29th at 5:22PM EST (link). are making sure Republican concerns ar...

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12/28/08
Feinstein urges action on air traf...

Senator Feinstein's letter to Rep. Ray LaHood (D-Ill.) specifically cites staffing shortages at Los Angeles International Airport and at ...

Source: YubaNet.com
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12/28/08
Rep. Solis Named Labor Secretary; ...

California Congresswoman Hilda Solis was named Secretary of Labor, and former Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood was appointed Secretary of ...

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12/28/08
LaHood a 'Spending Superstar' | Pl...

"If people like Ray LaHood and others aren't able to earmark dollars, that money will be spent by some bureaucrat in Washington, D.C.," h...

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12/28/08
Rep. Solis Named Labor Secretary; ...

California Congresswoman Hilda Solis was named Secretary of Labor, and former Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood was appointed Secretary of ...

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