Pete Buttigieg actually said...

"I really believe it was the direct intervention of the president, as well as all the other things the administration did, that helped move this toward a deal before it was too late."

"The president was personally engaged. Secretary Marty Walsh convened the parties at the Department of Labor for the final stretch of negotiations."

"You have got a president who is passionate about making sure we have excellent rail in America and a president who was proud to be the most pro-labor, pro-union president that we have had in modern ti..."

"I think people are looking around at how their lives are different, how they are shaped by forces around the world and political decisions made in Washington."