Americans actually like this package even more when you explain how we’re going to pay for it.
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.
You can’t separate climate from transportation because transportation is the single biggest sector contributing to greenhouse gases in our economy.
We are supporting eldercare, caregiving economy, making it easier to age in place and have community-based care because having that kind of care infrastructure in place is part of what makes it possible for Americans to thrive.
As we’ve learned, just because something has huge bipartisan support among the American people, doesn’t mean the same thing is going to happen here in Washington.
Well, we`re talking about roads and bridges, rail and transit, airports and ports. I don`t know why anybody would say it`s a mistake to invest in the grid after what we just witnessed in Texas.
The biggest things I`m hearing are some different views on how to pay for it. But the president`s view is clear, which is that no one making less than $400,000 should pay anything more in taxes for this.