Check out all of the graft and union busting they've got lined up already:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14687777/Highways official named transport secretary
The White House on Tuesday turned to another highways expert to replace Norman Mineta as transportation secretary with the nomination of Mary Peters to fill the post vacated in July.
President George W. Bush picked Ms Peters, a former federal highways administrator who supports private investment in roads, said her priority would be modernisation of the country's ageing transportation infrastructure.
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The aviation sector is likely to form the intitial focus of Ms Peters' priorities, and the president called for a speedy confirmation process as Congress returned from its summer recess. European Union officials are expected in Washington next week to review the administration's progress in long-running efforts to liberalise the transatlantic aviation market, efforts which could be stalled by opposition in Congress and from US unions.
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As head of the FHA, Ms Peters was a keen advocate of public-private roadbuilding partnerships, including toll roads. A growing number of US states and cities are turning to toll roads as a way to tackle worsening congestion.
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