Pete Buttigieg

What’s remarkable is you have the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO saying the same thing.

The idea that Americans ought to have paid parental leave, just like people in pretty much every other country, I think, is something that you don`t have to be a Democrat or Republican to believe.

I still haven`t given up on the idea, though, that at least some Senate Republicans might decide to agree with the American people.

They want to know if we`re going to deliver. That`s it.

We think both of these packages will pass. Both of them deserve to get to the president`s desk for his signature.

I don`t know why you would stake your ground on fighting things that the American people correctly believe are long overdue.

To those youth who wonder whether they belong and especially to those for whom doubt or fear or danger mean you still can't live fully as your true self, know that a whole lot of us have your back, starting at the top.

There is absolutely no excuse for unruly behavior, mistreatment, or abuse toward flight crews.

I cannot emphasize enough how seriously we take unruly behavior, and with the zero tolerance policy, those who disrupt flight operations or cause harm or are disrespecting and violating laws and regulations face fines of up to $35,000.

I think that the sooner the U.S. can get to zero emissions in any given industry, the better off the world and the U.S. are going to be.

It is certainly our intent to make sure that rural communities no less than urban benefit from the RAISE Program.

If we're factoring in the full cost of the toxicity and the emissions of a lot of the fuels we depend on now, then apples to apples, we're already there in terms of the benefits of more renewable sources of energy.

President Biden's first fiscal year 2022 budget request to Congress reflects that urgent need, as well as our values and priorities.

The Department of Transportation plays a crucial role in maintaining and upgrading the infrastructure that powers our economy and keeps us moving.

I hope we wouldn't lean on it as a crutch to get us out of our obligations to take more immediate steps that we ought to take.

If we want to grow our economy, remain competitive, and address the climate crisis, we need to take swift and bold action.

The more we free people up to think about the things they actually care about instead of worrying about whether they`re going to hit a hole in the road, the better off they`re going to be.

Foreign markets are the destination of twenty percent of the U.S. agriculture industry.

We can either make the right repairs now and pay for them or we can pay more in the future.

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This is one of the reasons why it's so important that the American Jobs Plan move forward

But, as the president so often says, inaction is not an option.

I think what he`s pointing to on the former is their latest proposal gets to the neighborhood of a trillion dollars. That`s a good sign. There`s a lot of -- obviously, a lot depends on the details. And there`s still some daylight between…

Good policy makes good politics? This doesn`t have to be a partisan moment, because the Rescue Plan was such good policy, that members on both sides of the aisle, even those who voted against it, have been talking about the positive…

Absolutely. As we have discussed, both familiar routes and resources in MARTA and new possibilities around bus rapid transit can do a lot to alleviate congestion, expand opportunity, and, of course, that has climate benefits and air…