As a follow up to our story yesterday Elaine Chao was confirmed on Tuesday as Transportation secretary.  The confirmation passed in the Senate on a 93-6 vote.

Chao, who was born in Taiwan and came to the U.S. with her parents when she was 8, will face several urgent action items at the Department of Transportation, including the expiration Sept. 30 of the Federal Aviation Administration’s authorizing legislation, an overdrawn highway trust fund and demands from airlines that the department curb competition from state-backed airlines in the Middle East.

You can read more on the confirmation at USA Today.

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