Pete Buttigieg

I believe that climate change is real. I believe that climate change is caused by greenhouse gases.

I certainly think it is important that we have healthy revenue sources for the maintenance of these rest areas.

The concept of an infrastructure bank is among the attractive ideas that could help us to do that.

I believe the biggest thing that we need to do is, of course, establish safety and establish certainty for industry.

I am very interested in the work of the NETT Council and will want to engage that body and make sure the Department can be an advocate and a partner for innovators and for users alike.

I hope that the administration could reengage with the FCC on this issue.

You have my commitment, Chairman, that we would adjudicate any foreign carrier application in accordance with our established regulatory process and with all of the relevant international agreements.

Now is the time to improve the air we breathe and tackle the climate crisis by moving the U.S. to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

I stand ready to work with Members of Congress, on both sides of the aisle, to deliver an infrastructure package.

Now is the time to finally address major inequities, including those caused by highways that were built through Black and Brown communities.

Now is the time to create millions of good jobs--for American workers, to help communities and businesses--big and small, rural and urban.

Wise transportation investments are key to making the American dream accessible for all, leading our global competitors in innovation.

What I'll say is these allegations are really disturbing. They are serious and they need to be investigated as they are. And that investigation, of course, is underway.

The president’s commitment to create a half million charging stations across the country I think is a very important piece of that.

We’ve got to make sure that we support this vitally important sector in our country.

Look, why would we want social, environmental or economic or racial injustice to be attached to our transportation policy? This is a chance to get it right.

Absolutely. I thought that was something that everybody could get on board with.

We have a chance to make investments that expand opportunity instead of cutting people off from opportunity, that build and enrich neighborhoods instead of breaking them up.

I want the U.S. to be leading the world when it comes to access to high speed rail, and I think we have a real opportunity to do that, especially with the bipartisan appetite for real investments that we have before us this year.

The president won our primary and the election, and that will be the vision that goes forward.

My hope is that having that perspective will help me make sure that the department is user-friendly to the many communities that we really need to make sure that we’re supporting.

My view this opportunity is also shaped by being the youngest member so far named to this cabinet and the first millennial invited to a seat at that table. I'm also mindful that the eyes of history are on this appointment, knowing that…

It should be unthinkable that the American president would resort to undermining the American election system just because he thinks he's going to lose.

Look, this is the chaos presidency and it almost sounds like he's rooting for chaos or for violence.

It's just a jump to the left.