Senate confirms Elaine Chao to head U.S. Transportation Department #DetroitNews

Senate confirms Elaine Chao to head U.S. Transportation DepartmentWASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted 93-6 on Tuesday to confirm Elaine Chao as head of the U.S. Transportation Department, which overseas aviation, vehicle, train and pipeline safety. Chao, a former U.S. labor secretary and deputy transportation secretary, will face key decisions on how to regulate the growing use of drones and automakers' plans to offer self-driving cars.   She was the first Asian-American woman to hold a Cabinet position when she served as Labor Secretary from

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