Jun 28 WATCH: Buttigieg, Schumer tour Hudson River tunnels By News Desk Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer are expected on Monday to tour Hudson River tunnels that Hurricane Sandy damaged in 2012. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: Biden says he’s ‘prepared to compromise’ on infrastructure By Associated Press President Joe Biden met in the Oval Office Monday with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss his $2 trillion dollar infrastructure and jobs plan. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 8:27 Buttigieg says new infrastructure plan ‘looking to the future,’ helps long-term job growth The Biden administration on Wednesday set in motion its next big campaign in congress: A $2 trillion infrastructure plan to rebuild roads, bridges, power grids and other projects. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the plan. Continue watching
Mar 30 WATCH: Secretary Buttigieg, Gov. Northam give news conference at Virginia Amtrak station By News Desk and Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam held a news conference Tuesday alongside leaders from Amtrak, CSX and Virginia Railway Express. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Buttigieg testifies before House about transportation infrastructure By Kevin Freking, Hope Yen, Associated Press The hearing exposed deep fault lines by party, testing Biden’s campaign promise to reach across the political aisle to address national problems. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: Biden pushes infrastructure in bipartisan meeting By Associated Press Spending on infrastructure appears to be the next major priority for the Biden administration after its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package clears the Senate, likely along hardened partisan lines. Continue reading
Mar 03 U.S. infrastructure gets C- grade from engineers as roads stagnate By Associated Press In its “Infrastructure Report Card” released Wednesday, the group called for “big and bold” relief, estimating it would cost $5.9 trillion over the next decade to bring roads, bridges and airports to a safe and sustainable level. Continue reading
Feb 05 WATCH: Pete Buttigieg speaks after meeting with transportation workers By Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg meets with frontline transit and rail workers today at 10 a.m. EST. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Feb 03 Buttigieg says Transportation Department will push ‘bold’ thinking By Hope Yen, Associated Press Pete Buttigieg, newly sworn in as transportation secretary, is urging his 55,000 employees to embrace “imaginative, bold, forward thinking.”… Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary By Hope Yen, Associated Press The Senate is poised to approve Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary. Continue reading