March 19, 2021 – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg – speaking at the virtual South by Southwest festival – said that the United States has a “once in a century opportunity” to push forward infrastructure reforms and added that the country is on the verge of an “infrastructure season” that could potentially turn into an “infrastructure decade.” Buttigieg said that it is…
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Buttigieg Touts Road Usage Fees
March 3, 2021 – Restoring the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) must occur in a way that is “sustainable, predictable, defensible and affordable” with “some sort of road usage levy necessary” on all vehicles in the future, according to Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Speaking at the virtual 2021 American Association of State Highway and…
Read MoreButtigieg Confirmed as Secretary of Transportation
Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg was confirmed as secretary of transportation by a vote of 86-13.
Read MoreNSSGA Gets the Right Answers from Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg is on his way to being confirmed as Secretary of Transportation. His nomination moved out of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the Senate will vote to confirm his nomination on Tuesday, Feb 2.
Read MoreButtigieg Gets Confirmation Hearing for Transportation Secretary
Pete Buttigieg – former 2020 Democratic candidate for president and mayor of South Bend, Ind. – touted safety and infrastructure investment as his key priorities during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Jan. 21 to be the 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
Read MoreBiden to Nominate Buttigieg for Secretary of Transportation
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his secretary of transportation, elevating his onetime rival to a key role in the incoming administration’s push to rebuild American infrastructure and the economy,” the Washington Post reported.
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