Podcasts about secretary chao

Senator Lindsey Graham says he doesn't regret his support for President Donald Trump and discusses the violence at the Capitol, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggests bringing another impeachment against Trump, and a constitution expert gives his take on what happened January 6th.

Senator Lindsey Graham says he doesn't regret his support for President Donald Trump and discusses the violence at the Capitol, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggests bringing another impeachment against Trump, and a constitution expert gives his take on what happened January 6th.

United States Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao joins AgriTalk to explain the newly unveiled plan called R.O.U.T.E.S. which is designed to streamlined the grant application process for improving infrastructure in rural America. Executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition Mike Steenhoek gives us his reaction to Secretary Chao's segment on AgriTalk and brings us up-to-date on some of the current infrastructure projects going on now. And of course we hear from Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – about some recent auctions and the current trend towards record-setting prices for second-hand equipment.

WASHINGTON — In January, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao called on the nation's transportation industry to “put the brakes on human trafficking.” Chao asked for 100 pledges, within a 100-day period, from industry organizations to train employees to fight the crime of human trafficking and help raise public awareness of the growing problem. Today (May 7), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that more than 200 transportation industry leaders have answered Chao's call to help fight human trafficking. That number is more than double USDOT's initial commitment to seek out “100 Pledges in 100 Days” from transportation, labor and non-governmental organizations across the country. The signatories represent leaders across all modes of transportation, in addition to leaders of organizations that intersect with transportation, who have committed to raising public awareness regarding human trafficking and to training more than one million employees to help fight the crime. “Over 200 transportation organizations — double the original goal — are joining the department to ensure that America's transportation systems are not hijacked to facilitate human trafficking. These companies are on the frontlines of helping to ensure the safety of our traveling public,” Chao said in a video statement. Click here to view Chao's message. In late January, Chao announced a series of efforts to combat human trafficking in the transportation sector. Among those efforts, she called upon transportation leaders to take a public stand against human trafficking by signing USDOT's “Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking” pledge. To date, more than 450 transportation industry leaders have signed onto the pledge, and the USDOT continues to invite additional transportation leaders to join the effort. To see a full list of signatories, click here. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery, affecting nearly 25 million adults and children in the U.S. and worldwide. Victims are of every age, race, gender, background, citizenship and immigration status. Some are trafficked within their own communities, while others are transported to new locations using America's roadways, airways, railways, and waterways. In addition to US DOT's commitment to prevent human trafficking, Chao established an annual $50,000 “Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award” to provide added incentive for individuals and entities to think creatively in developing innovative solutions to combat human trafficking in the transportation industry. USDOT received applications from organizations across the private sector as well as state and local government organizations. Chao said she is pleased to announce the United Against Slavery's (UAS) National Outreach Survey for Transportation as the first-ever recipient of this award. UAS proposed a national counter-trafficking survey of up to 15,000 respondents, with the results made available to the public. This effort could either expand upon a current UAS flight-attendant survey to include other public-facing aviation employees or be conducted within another mode of transportation. Busing on the Lookout, a program of Truckers Against Trafficking, earned second place for its proposal targeting human-trafficking loopholes that exist between buses and casinos. ArtWorks for Freedom earned third place for Airports to Freedom, a proposal to install a multimedia counter-trafficking educational kiosk in up to nine airports to educate and engage the aviation industry and traveling public. To support the USDOT's countertrafficking efforts, the USDOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking completed a report in July 2019 that recommends actions the USDOT can take to help combat human trafficking, along with best practices for states and local transportation stakeholders. For information about the Trump administration's efforts to fight human trafficking, click here.

Chris talks the Trump-UK visit, Amazon, and Secretary Chao. Learn about the importance of civil servants recusing themselves and the shady dealings that happen when they don't. Listen this and more on today's Watchdog on Wall Street podcast.

Chris talks the Trump-UK visit, Amazon, and Secretary Chao. Learn about the importance of civil servants recusing themselves and the shady dealings that happen when they don't. Listen this and more on today's Watchdog on Wall Street podcast.

  LLN (03.29.19) - DOT Secretary announces forthcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reform Hours of Service. Boss Man Bryan Martin talks trendy mods and rat rods. Plus Mark Reddig catches up with Jon Osburn, and OOIDA’s Lewie Pugh and Mike Matousek discuss Elaine Chao’s first-ever visit to MATS 00:00 – 09:56 – Newscast 09:56 – 24:43 – Terry Scruton talks to Jay Grimes about what Secretary Chao might discuss at MATS. 24:43 – 39:38 – Six states consider lane-splitting for motorcycles. Mary talks to Keith Goble about that. 39:38 – 49:22 – OOIDA holds town hall meeting at MATS to discuss trucking issues.

LLN (03.28.19) – Terry Scruton talks to Jay Grimes about what they think Secretary Chao will discuss at MATS. Six states are looking at rules for lane-splitting for motorcycles. Mary talks to Keith Goble about that. And finally, OOIDA held a town hall meeting at MATS today. Mark Reddig sums it up with Lewie Pugh and Mike Matousek. 00:00 – 09:26 – Newscast 09:26 – 24:13 – Terry Scruton talks to Jay Grimes about what Secretary Chao might discuss at MATS. 24:13 – 39:07 – Six states consider lane-splitting for motorcycles. Mary talks to Keith Goble about that. 39:07 – 48:53 – OOIDA holds town hall meeting at MATS to discuss trucking issues

LLN (03.26.19) – DOT Secretary Elaine Chao makes her first appearance at Mid America Trucking Show on Friday. OOIDA’s Collin Long joins Mary McKenna to discuss the reasons behind Chao’s appearance as Keynote Speaker. Bob Perry is taking healthy eating to truckers. Terry Scruton will get the details on his new pre-packaged food program, Plus Terry has news on Pennsylvania’s turnpike debt crisis. In addition, Land Line Magazine’s Keith Goble shares details on which states are addressing truck parking issues with Mary McKenna on today’s State Legislative Update. 00:00 – 09:26 – Newscast 09:26 – 24:13 – Pre-packaged health food aimed at truck drivers 24:13 – 39:07 – Four states address truck parking issues 39:07 – 48:52 – Sec. of Transportation To speak at MATS 2019

Mitch McConnell has served as U.S. Senate majority leader since 2015. He is only the second Kentuckian to serve as majority leader in the Senate; the first, Alben Barkley, led the Democrats from 1937 to 1947. McConnell has been called “the most conservative leader of either party in the history of the Senate.” He has also earned a reputation as a “master tactician” for permanently locking in critical tax relief for working families and small businesses, and putting in place the most significant spending reduction legislation in a generation. In 2015, TIME Magazine named him one of its 100 Most Influential People in the World. Since Republicans took charge of the Senate in 2015, McConnell has worked to restore the legislative process by empowering committees and individual senators. As a result, the Senate has attained a number of significant legislative accomplishments under his leadership: from replacing No Child Left Behind with the most significant K-12 education reforms in years to passing a major overhaul of America’s outdated energy policies to taking action on America’s growing opioid and heroin epidemic. (For more on the Republican Senate’s accomplishments click HERE.) McConnell previously served as the Republican Leader in the 110th through 113th Congresses, a position he was unanimously elected to by his colleagues every two years since 2006. He also served in leadership as the majority whip during the 108th and 109th Congresses and as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 1998 and 2000 election cycles. TIME Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World McConnell is Kentucky’s longest-serving senator. First elected to the Senate in 1984, he made history that year as the only Republican challenger in the country to defeat a Democrat incumbent and as the first Republican to win a statewide Kentucky race in nearly two decades. McConnell was elected to a record sixth term in 2014 with broad support from across the commonwealth, winning 110 of Kentucky’s 120 counties. He has long been the Senate’s leading voice for increased freedom and reconciliation in Burma, and in protecting Americans’ First Amendment rights to free speech here at home. McConnell currently serves as a senior member of the Appropriations, Agriculture and Rules Committees. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, McConnell served as county judge-executive of Kentucky’s Jefferson County, as deputy assistant attorney general to President Gerald Ford, as chief legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Marlow Cook, and as an intern on Capitol Hill to Senator John Sherman Cooper. McConnell was born in Sheffield, Alabama, in 1942 and moved to Louisville, Kentucky with his family at the age of 13. He graduated with honors from the University of Louisville. He is also a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was elected president of the Student Bar Association. He is the proud father of three daughters. McConnell is married to the Honorable Elaine L. Chao, who served for eight years as President George W. Bush’s secretary of labor. Secretary Chao is a former president of the United Way of America and director of the Peace Corps.