Senate Unanimously Confirms Foxx as Transportation Secretary

The U.S. Senate has voted unanimously to confirm Anthony Foxx as U.S. Transportation Secretary.

Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, N.C., was approved by a vote of 100-0, the third nominee this year to be confirmed without a dissenting vote, but only the first to have the support of the full Senate.

He succeeds Ray LaHood, a former Illinois congressman and the lone Republican still serving in the Cabinet. Foxx will be the third African American in the Cabinet, in addition to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and outgoing UN Ambassador, Susan Rice.

In his confirmation hearing, Foxx said he would bring the perspective of a mayor to his post, and focus on the safety and efficiency of the nation’s transportation network.

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