Anthony Foxx

“The whole idea that vehicles in the future will communicate with each other is a really big deal. It's a big deal for safety... and it's an opportunity to engage the automobile in the work of ensuring collision avoidance.”

“The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve.”

“I think public service is a calling and you do it as long as the things that brought you into the office can continue getting you up in the morning and as long as there's still work to get done.”

“I know well the opportunities and the challenges of maintaining and improving infrastructure and providing good transportation choices.”

“We cannot meet the needs of a growing country and a growing economy by simply maintaining our current level of effort. We must do more.”

“People are sitting in traffic longer, and the types of solutions that are needed to relieve that congestion are ones that are paid for by the Highway Trust Fund.”

“If we're going to have an unconventional budget, we probably need an unconventional process to get there.”

“The key word for transportation in the 21st is 'choice.'”

“The rapid increase in the production and transportation of crude oil requires additional vigilance for the continued safe movement of this commodity.”

“We know no one is perfect, but what we cannot tolerate, what we will never accept, is a person or company that knows dangers exists and says nothing - literally, silence can kill.”

“I'm very bullish on the streetcar.”

“I support same-sex marriage.”

“Find a place where you add value to a community.”

“No one respects the First Amendment more than I do. People have a right to express their concerns and their hopes and dreams to their government.”

“I was the first mayor to even go meet with the LGBT community.”

“Passengers want options, and when they have options, like passenger rail, they choose them.”

“Everywhere I go, I see incredible examples of communities that have a vision for transportation and how it will impact the quality of life, mobility, economics and opportunity.”

“A lot of people in the technology space love the idea of a solving a problem.”

“The tragic thing is that we're letting our transportation system crumble at the exact moment we need to build it up.”

“I was in Nashville, Tennessee, and I saw - we talk about crumbling bridges - I saw one, concrete literally falling onto the underpass below, threatening auto traffic.”