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Foxx has just been confirmed by the Senate as the 17th U.S. Secretary of
Transportation. Not a single senator voted against.
Foxx has shown support for light rail, streetcars, bike and pedestrican infrastructure and transit-oriented development. And he has the blessing of former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.