Pete Buttigieg

I strongly support the Jones Act.

I cannot accept the proposition that America is not capable of succeeding on this or any other project.

The American people deserve excellent high-speed rail.

We would welcome that opportunity.

We need to make sure that our ports have the right level of technology in order to keep up with what is happening in industry.

You should not have to own a car to prosper in this country, no matter what kind of community you are living in.

Why let China lead us in infrastructure? We should be leading the way.

We need to make sure we are providing the kind of regulatory certainty and safety infrastructure.

Policy is, in my view, behind where the technology is.

Ultimately, there is no reason America shouldn't be capable of powering every electric vehicle that we produce.

The national airspace may not be as tangible as roads and bridges, but it is part of our infrastructure and the airports are the most tangible part, so certainly recognize the importance of that.

I am committed to implementing this legislation and all safety legislation to the maximum extent possible consistent with the timelines that are laid out.

We have got to be pursuing similar goals when it comes to those heavy-duty vehicles.

We have got to make sure that we are pursuing all of the above.

The decarbonization of freight is no less important than the decarbonization of passenger travel.

If you can't take for granted that you can get a glass of clean, safe drinking water out of the tap when you are starting your day, that your family is going to be safe, then that wrecks so many other things in your life.

We will absolutely make sure that FRA investments, as with investments across DOT, are robust in being directed as much as we can beef up in a way that is equitable.

It is important as a matter of fairness, and it is important as a matter of economic strength, and it is important when we consider that sometimes U.S. transportation policy in the past has, frankly, actively harmed racial and economic…

If we had the kind of dedicated and predictable funding source that you are describing, I believe we would make a big difference to the ability to plan and make responsible and strategic infrastructure decisions when it comes to the future…

We will certainly seek to complete every mandate in a timely fashion.

There is no such thing as a Democrat or Republican pothole.

Well, it is certainly a policy goal of the administration to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles.

We should encourage that whatever gets us toward zero emissions in the most efficient way possible.

Safety is a top priority of this Department.

We don't want to be first if it imperils us vis-a-vis our adversary, which is the Chinese Communist Party.