it is going to take an act of Congress to give us some of the tools that we need.
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.
By that logic, Congressman, none of us should ever vote. We are all doing our part to do something about a global change, and I believe America should lead the world.
I can assure you, even if it doesn't have its own line item, it is something that we consider important for a number of programs like INFRA.
We would welcome working with you on that bipartisan legislation to make sure that there are more resources than before going to this clear and mounting need.
They have the means to operate more safely. But unless a law requires it of them, it will not happen.
We are very focused on making sure that we support both transit worker safety and rider safety.
One of the most troubling things in that report, I agree, was the finding that the vent and--the polymerization that was feared by those who thought that by undertaking that vent and burn action, they were preventing an explosion might not…
It would certainly be absurd to dismiss the danger and damage that has been associated with flammable liquids being used to propel our vehicles over the course of the last 100 years.
Along with our partners at the Department of Labor and in the White House, we engaged with both parties to bring them to the table and reach a tentative agreement on wages that ended the strike after less than 72 hours.
Legislation such as what you have led on introducing, could give FMCSA the explicit authority needed to assess civil penalties for violations of commercial regulations.
We want to make sure that we are teaming up well with the Olympic Committee and the city, everybody who is involved
We think that is just the beginning of the corridor development we can do both with conventional, and in the future, we think, high-speed rail opportunities.
We finalized a rule known as the PTASP, the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans regulation that has a number of requirements.
In light of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) May 21st, 2024, proposal to transfer marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), I write on behalf of the American Trucking Associations…
This is a unique circumstance. I do not know of a bridge that has been constructed to withstand a direct impact from a vessel of this size.
This has historically been bipartisan, and I'm not just reaching back to bygone eras.
I sincerely don't know what – whether I will run for elected office of any kind again.
But he said that is going to be a priority for the Biden administration.
This is a unique circumstance. I do not know of a bridge that has been constructed to withstand a direct impact from a vessel of this size.
He seems fixated on it. And it's really troubling for millions of Americans, including me and my husband. And you know, this is, again, not just some fringe, radical member of Congress, although I'd argue these positions are certainly…





