Elaine L. Chao was just confirmed yesterday to serve as President Trump’s Transportation Secretary. Chao is married to arch-neocon Mitch McConnell and served as assistant Secretary of Transportation under George H.W. Bush, as well as Labor Secretary for 8 years under George W. Bush.
On January 11, 2017, during preliminary Senate confirmation hearings, Senator Deb Fischer questioned Chao about infrastructure and how America is going to pay for all of President Trump’s lofty infrastructure projects. Continue reading “Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao: Highway Trust Fund Will Go Bankrupt By 2021 If We Don’t Find New Source Of Revenue: Gas Tax Is No Longer Adequate”