Statement of Sen. Jim Jeffords, I-Vt.
Ranking Member, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
On Nomination of Mary Peters as US Secretary of Transportation
September 5, 2006
“Mary Peters is a good choice to succeed my longtime friend, Norm Mineta, as Secretary of Transportation. I look forward to her confirmation hearing, and I plan to support her through the process. The job will require many tough decisions on complex transportation issues in the years ahead, and I wish her all the best.”