U.S. Senate approves Chao to lead Transportation DepartmentWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elaine Chao, a former top U.S. labor official, was sworn in on Tuesday to lead the U.S. Transportation Department, which overseas aviation, vehicle, train and pipeline safety. Chao, a former U.S. labor secretary and deputy transportation secretary, took office hours after the U.S. Senate voted 93 to 6 to confirm her. Chao, 63, will face key decisions on how to regulate the growing use of drones and automakers’ plans to offer self-driving cars.   She will also be a key player in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet if his administration pushes ahead with a major infrastructure spending program, as the businessman-turned-politician promised during last year’s presidential campaign. “Your leadership and your experience will serve well as the secretary of transportation, overseeing what we anticipate will be historic investments in our nation’s roads, bridges, airports and above all in our future,” said Vice President Mike Pence, who administered the oath of office to Chao. Chao tweeted: “It is an honor to rejoin the extraordinary people of @USDOT and begin working to rebuild America’s infrastructure.” The Transportation Department has a $75 billion annual budget and about 60,000 employees. It includes the Federal Aviation Administration, which handles air traffic control. Chao, the wife of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the first Asian-American woman to hold a Cabinet position, also will have to decide whether U.S. fuel efficiency standards should be revised, as some automakers have sought. There are dozens of other pending regulatory issues facing the next administration, including railroad safety and staffing rules and whether to set rules requiring airlines to give more passengers with disabilities seats with extra leg room and whether to ban or restrict personal phone calls on U.S. flights. At her confirmation hearing this month, Chao declined to take positions on a number of issues, including whether air traffic control jobs should be privatized, concerns over the safety of shipments of crude oil by rail, foreign airlines’ push to move into the U.S. market and regulation of developing technologies. AAA, the largest U.S. auto club with more than 50 million members, praised Chao’s confirmation. AAA CEO Marshall Doney said the group “firmly believes that significant, additional investments are needed to maintain existing infrastructure and to enhance the nation’s (transportation) system.” The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which represents major U.S. and foreign automakers, said that from “autonomous vehicles to safety to fuel efficiency to infrastructure, Secretary Chao’s leadership will profoundly impact our sector and many others.” politicsNews
senate approves chan lead transportation departmentwashington reuters line chan former top labor official sworn tuesday lead transportation department overseas aviation vehicle train pipeline safety chan former labor secretary deputy transportation secretary took office hours senate voted confirm chan face key decisions regulate growing use drones automakers plans offer cars she also key player president donald trump cabinet administration pushes ahead major infrastructure spending program promised last year presidential campaign your leadership experience serve well secretary transportation overseeing anticipate historic investments nation roads bridges airports future said vice president mike pence administered oath office chan chan tweeted it honor rejoin extraordinary people sdot begin working rebuild america the transportation department billion annual budget employees it includes federal aviation administration handles air traffic control chan wife republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell first woman hold cabinet position also decide whether fuel efficiency standards revised automakers sought there dozens pending regulatory issues facing next administration including railroad safety staffing rules whether set rules requiring airlines give passengers disabilities seats extra leg room whether ban restrict personal phone calls flights at confirmation hearing month chan declined take positions number issues including whether air traffic control jobs privatized concerns safety shipments crude oil rail foreign airlines push move market regulation developing technologies aaa largest auto club million members praised chan confirmation aaa ceo marshall done said group firmly believes significant additional investments needed maintain existing infrastructure enhance nation transportation the alliance automobile manufacturers represents major foreign automakers said autonomous vehicles safety fuel efficiency infrastructure secretary chan leadership profoundly impact sector many politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.S. Senate approves Chao to lead Transportation DepartmentWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elaine Chao, a former top U.S. labor official, was sworn in on Tuesday to lead the U.S. Transportation Department, which overseas aviation, vehicle, train and pipeline safety. Chao, a former U.S. labor secretary and deputy transportation secretary, took office hours after the U.S. Senate voted 93 to 6 to confirm her. Chao, 63, will face key decisions on how to regulate the growing use of drones and automakers’ plans to offer self-driving cars.   She will also be a key player in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet if his administration pushes ahead with a major infrastructure spending program, as the businessman-turned-politician promised during last year’s presidential campaign. “Your leadership and your experience will serve well as the secretary of transportation, overseeing what we anticipate will be historic investments in our nation’s roads, bridges, airports and above all in our future,” said Vice President Mike Pence, who administered the oath of office to Chao. Chao tweeted: “It is an honor to rejoin the extraordinary people of @USDOT and begin working to rebuild America’s infrastructure.” The Transportation Department has a $75 billion annual budget and about 60,000 employees. It includes the Federal Aviation Administration, which handles air traffic control. Chao, the wife of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the first Asian-American woman to hold a Cabinet position, also will have to decide whether U.S. fuel efficiency standards should be revised, as some automakers have sought. There are dozens of other pending regulatory issues facing the next administration, including railroad safety and staffing rules and whether to set rules requiring airlines to give more passengers with disabilities seats with extra leg room and whether to ban or restrict personal phone calls on U.S. flights. At her confirmation hearing this month, Chao declined to take positions on a number of issues, including whether air traffic control jobs should be privatized, concerns over the safety of shipments of crude oil by rail, foreign airlines’ push to move into the U.S. market and regulation of developing technologies. AAA, the largest U.S. auto club with more than 50 million members, praised Chao’s confirmation. AAA CEO Marshall Doney said the group “firmly believes that significant, additional investments are needed to maintain existing infrastructure and to enhance the nation’s (transportation) system.” The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which represents major U.S. and foreign automakers, said that from “autonomous vehicles to safety to fuel efficiency to infrastructure, Secretary Chao’s leadership will profoundly impact our sector and many others.” politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: senate approves chan lead transportation departmentwashington reuters line chan former top labor official sworn tuesday lead transportation department overseas aviation vehicle train pipeline safety chan former labor secretary deputy transportation secretary took office hours senate voted confirm chan face key decisions regulate growing use drones automakers plans offer cars she also key player president donald trump cabinet administration pushes ahead major infrastructure spending program promised last year presidential campaign your leadership experience serve well secretary transportation overseeing anticipate historic investments nation roads bridges airports future said vice president mike pence administered oath office chan chan tweeted it honor rejoin extraordinary people sdot begin working rebuild america the transportation department billion annual budget employees it includes federal aviation administration handles air traffic control chan wife republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell first woman hold cabinet position also decide whether fuel efficiency standards revised automakers sought there dozens pending regulatory issues facing next administration including railroad safety staffing rules whether set rules requiring airlines give passengers disabilities seats extra leg room whether ban restrict personal phone calls flights at confirmation hearing month chan declined take positions number issues including whether air traffic control jobs privatized concerns safety shipments crude oil rail foreign airlines push move market regulation developing technologies aaa largest auto club million members praised chan confirmation aaa ceo marshall done said group firmly believes significant additional investments needed maintain existing infrastructure enhance nation transportation the alliance automobile manufacturers represents major foreign automakers said autonomous vehicles safety fuel efficiency infrastructure secretary chan leadership profoundly impact sector many politicsnews