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“VOTE EXPLANATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S7176 on Nov. 13, 2017.
The Department handles nearly all infrastructure crisscrossing the country. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department should be privatized to save money, reduce congestion and spur innovation.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
VOTE EXPLANATION
Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I was unavailable for rollcall vote No. 270, on the nomination of Derek Kan, of California, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy. Had I been present, I would have voted nay.
Mr. President, I was unavailable for rollcall vote No. 271, on the motion to invoke cloture on Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be general counsel of the Department of Transportation. Had I been present, I would have voted nay.
(At the request of Mr. Schumer, the following statement was ordered to be printed in the Record.)
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