Category: Pete Buttigieg

Federal Agency Investigating Why Delta Passengers Forced to Sit on Tarmac in Extreme Heat

July 21, 2023
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed the Department of Transportation (DOT) is now investigating why Delta Air Lines passengers remained on a plane in high heat with no air conditioning at a Las Vegas airport earlier this week. “The reports are shocking and we are investigating, I want to know how it was possible for passengers to…

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LIVE 10 AM ET: Secretary Buttigieg Testifies at House Appropriations Committee’s Budget Hearing

April 20, 2023
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg testifies at the budget hearing of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee at 10 a.m. ET on April 20. …

LIVE NOW: Secretary Buttigieg Testifies at House Appropriations Committee’s Budget Hearing

April 20, 2023
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg testifies at the budget hearing of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee at 10 a.m. ET on April 20. …

Secretary Buttigieg Testifies at House Appropriations Committee’s Budget Hearing

April 20, 2023
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg testifies at the budget hearing of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee at 10 a.m. ET on April 20. …

House Republicans Say Buttigieg ‘Neglecting His Duties’ in Call for Resignation

March 1, 2023
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A group of Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives has introduced a resolution calling for Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign over his handling of the East Palestine train derailment last month—as well as other transportation issues that have arisen under his leadership at the department. On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.)…

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House Republicans Ramp Up Inquiries Into Federal Response to Ohio Derailment

March 1, 2023
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House Republicans are pushing forward with several inquiries into the Biden administrations handling of the response to the Feb. 3 train derailment and subsequent chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) sent a letter (pdf) to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan on Feb. 27 to request information on the…

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Buttigieg Defends Job Performance After McConnell’s Jab at ‘Woke Initiatives’

March 1, 2023
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg defended his job performance and pointed to a project in Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home state of Kentucky after the senator said Buttigieg was more focused on “woke initiatives” and media coverage than his day job. “Even amidst a catalog of crises on his watch, from this and other…

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Watchdog to Probe Buttigieg’s Use of Government Aircraft

February 27, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is facing an audit by its internal watchdog following reports about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of government aircraft. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) said in a memo on Monday that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), citing news reports, requested the audit to determine whether Buttigieg’s use of government…

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House Panel Probes ‘Slow Pace’ of Biden Admin’s Response to Ohio Train Derailment

February 24, 2023
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House Republicans are launching a probe of U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s response to the Feb. 3 derailment of a freight train that resulted in toxic chemicals being released into the air, water, and soil in Ohio. In a letter to Buttigieg, 21 GOP lawmakers from the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability expressed concerns…

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Ukraine or Ohio? Biden’s ‘America Last’ Agenda

February 23, 2023
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While Ohio reels from a train derailment carrying hazardous chemicals, what do Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and President Joe Biden do? Buttigieg stayed silent for far too long. Eventually, he blamed a Trump-era policy, which turned out to be a fabrication to cover up the real problem. Biden, on the other hand, took this time…

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