Congressman Lou Barletta (PA-11) today met with President-Elect Donald J. Trump at Trump Tower to discuss the presidential transition. Barletta is a member of the Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee.

Barletta said they discussed his serving as Secretary of Labor and that he will consider it.

" It was great. We had a good conversation. We talked about many issues concerning the country and talked about the President-Elect's ideas moving forward," Barletta said.

He added, :I've worked with the President-Elect throughout the campaign. He knows my background and, as a member of the Executive Transition Team, we talked about the importance of his ideas and moving them forward in Congress and making sure that the transition goes well, as a member of that team."

Barletta added, "His infrastructure plan is obviously very important to him. And again, making sure there's a smooth transition and the role that I could play either in Congress or as a part of his cabinet."