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# Federico Pena

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Federico Fabian Peña is an American politician and attorney who served as the 12th United States secretary of transportation from 1993 to 1997 and the 8th United States secretary of energy from 1997 to 1998, during the presidency of Bill Clinton. He previously served as the 41st mayor of Denver from

##  Quotes by Federico Pena

> [I do not underestimate the difficulty of the challenge that global climate change presents to us. It will take a significant effort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/federico-pena/i-do-not-underestimate-the-difficulty-of-the-challenge-that-global/)

[Federico Pena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/federico-pena/)

[Challenge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/challenge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/federico-pena-54190_challenge_i-do-not-underestimate-the-difficulty-of_9770.png)

> [I have flown ValuJet, ValuJet is a safe airline, as is our entire aviation system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/federico-pena/i-have-flown-valujet-valujet-is-a-safe-airline-as-is-our-entire/)

[Federico Pena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/federico-pena/)

[Airline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/airline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/federico-pena-54190_airline_i-have-flown-valujet-valujet-is-a-safe-a_565399.png)

> [The critics don't build great cities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/federico-pena/the-critics-don-t-build-great-cities/)

[Federico Pena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/federico-pena/)

[Cities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cities/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/federico-pena-54190_cities_the-critics-don-t-build-great-cities-893_893409.png)

> [We have to get out of the mind-set of saying, "No matter how hard we try, we will have accidents," and into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/federico-pena/we-have-to-get-out-of-the-mind-set-of-saying-no-matter-how-hard-we/)

[Federico Pena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/federico-pena/)

[Accidents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accidents/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a20/federico-pena-54190_accidents_we-have-to-get-out-of-the-mind-set-of-sa_1335996.png)

> [ Its important not to focus so much on the statistics, but \[on people's\] perceptions. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/federico-pena/its-important-not-to-focus-so-much-on-the-statistics-but-on-people-s/)

[Federico Pena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/federico-pena/)

[Aviation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aviation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/federico-pena-54190_aviation_its-important-not-to-focus-so-much-on-th_2429249.png)

> [Many trees planted around a home reduce the need for air conditioning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/federico-pena/many-trees-planted-around-a-home-reduce-the-need-for-air-conditioning/)

[Federico Pena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/federico-pena/)

[Air](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78c/federico-pena-54190_air_many-trees-planted-around-a-home-reduce_2632555.png)

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