Political Quotes

Pete Buttigieg

The Public Record

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.

Quotes by year · 20172026521 total · peak 2021 (140)
2017: 11 quotes2019: 22 quotes2020: 22 quotes2021: 140 quotes2022: 74 quotes2023: 78 quotes2024: 76 quotes2025: 45 quotes2026: 53 quotes
Jun 26, 2024

it is going to take an act of Congress to give us some of the tools that we need.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

Our approach has been to create options and to provide economic support.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

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.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

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.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

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.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

They have the means to operate more safely. But unless a law requires it of them, it will not happen.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

We are very focused on making sure that we support both transit worker safety and rider safety.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

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…

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

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.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

I can't guarantee on behalf of any project sponsor when they will be ready.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

Every single year more Americans buy EVs than the year before.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

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.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

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.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

We want to make sure that we are teaming up well with the Olympic Committee and the city, everybody who is involved

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

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.

congress.gov
Jun 26, 2024

We finalized a rule known as the PTASP, the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans regulation that has a number of requirements.

congress.gov
May 20, 2024

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…

congress.gov
Apr 2, 2024

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.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 31, 2024

The pitch is, your district could be next.

cbsnews.com
Mar 31, 2024

This has historically been bipartisan, and I'm not just reaching back to bygone eras.

cbsnews.com
Mar 31, 2024

I sincerely don't know what – whether I will run for elected office of any kind again.

cbsnews.com
Mar 26, 2024

But he said that is going to be a priority for the Biden administration.

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 25, 2024

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.

transcripts.cnn.com
Nov 30, 2023

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…

transcripts.cnn.com

Politicians like Pete Buttigieg