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Pete Buttigieg

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Pete Buttigieg is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the United States Secretary of Transportation, a position he has held since February 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Buttigieg previously served as the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020. During his tenure as mayor, he focused on urban revitalization, infrastructure improvements, and economic development, gaining national attention for his leadership style and innovative policies.

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May 9, 2023

such a high rate of turnover is indicative that there are some real issues with the quality of the job of driving a truck.

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Apr 18, 2023

a national issue that is affecting the whole domestic aviation industry but disproportionately affecting smaller regional airlines.

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Mar 27, 2023

The smaller the community or the less resources it has, the more daunting that process can be.

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Mar 27, 2023

Like you, I share the view that it is one of the under appreciated gems of our transportation system.

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Mar 23, 2023

It means that as a driver is on their route, they see that they are getting close to the limit of their hours of service.

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Mar 23, 2023

Yes, I think that will keep us on track for continuing to make the improvements that need to be made.

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Mar 23, 2023

It means that as a driver is on their route, they see that they are getting close to the limit of their hours of service.

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Mar 23, 2023

Yes, I think that will keep us on track for continuing to make the improvements that need to be made.

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Mar 23, 2023

Thank you very much, Chair Schatz, Ranking Member Hyde-Smith, Vice Chair of the committee Collins and all of the members of the subcommittee here for the opportunity to discuss the President's fiscal year 2024 budget request for the…

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Mar 23, 2023

Thank you very much, Chair Schatz, Ranking Member Hyde-Smith, Vice Chair of the committee Collins and all of the members of the subcommittee here for the opportunity to discuss the President's fiscal year 2024 budget request for the…

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Mar 22, 2023

Thank you very much, Chair Schatz, Ranking Member Hyde-Smith, Vice Chair of the committee Collins and all of the members of the subcommittee here for the opportunity to discuss the President's fiscal year 2024 budget request for the…

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Mar 22, 2023

I think that will keep us on track for continuing to make the improvements that need to be made.

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Mar 22, 2023

We cannot and must not accept that roadway fatalities are an inevitable part of life in America.

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Mar 22, 2023

It is not just a matter of convenience, it is really a matter of safety.

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Mar 22, 2023

viewing safety never as a destination, that you get there and then you are satisfied, but as a continual journey.

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Mar 22, 2023

Now we need that same bipartisan strength to sustain these ongoing infrastructure investments.

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Mar 15, 2023

Secretary Buttigieg announced last summer that $26 million in IIJA funds will be used to upgrade our Penn Station in Baltimore.

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Mar 1, 2023

I am writing on behalf of the freight rail industry to inform you that all seven Class I railroads have agreed to join FRA's voluntary Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS).

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Feb 22, 2023

We're going to be here day in day out, year in year out, making our railroad safer and making sure Norfolk Southern meets its responsibilities. That is a promise. And when I take very, very seriously.

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Feb 22, 2023

calling for more regulations on trains like the one that derailed.

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Feb 21, 2023

the EPA threatened the train operator Norfolk Southern saying that they can fine them $70,000 a day if they failed to clean up and pay for the wreck.

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Feb 21, 2023

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is also scheduled to visit tomorrow.

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Feb 4, 2023

It's one of the things that motivated this administration to work, this president to lead, in a bipartisan way, to do the biggest investment in infrastructure since the Eisenhower years.

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Feb 4, 2023

If this kind of MAGAnomics takes hold, and you --

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