Remarks by President Obama on the Nomination of Mayor Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013 – 2:10 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thanks.  Thank you.  Everybody, please have a seat. 

AUDIENCE:  Good afternoon.

THE PRESIDENT:  Ray LaHood has said that being the Secretary of Transportation is the best job he ever had in public service.  And that’s fitting because Ray may be the best Secretary of Transportation that the nation’s ever had.

From the day that he was sworn in, Ray has fought tirelessly…