Pete Buttigieg in The Hill 2020s


On Civil Rights: Has dealt with racism & police violence, but it's not enough

[Mayor Pete Buttigieg held a town hall after a black man was shot by the police in his home town.] "If anyone who is on patrol is shown to be a racist or to do something racist in a way that is substantiated, that is their last day on the street. I don't want to seem defensive, but we have taken a lot of steps. They clearly haven't been enough. But I can't accept the suggestion that we haven't done anything. I acknowledge that it has not been enough. At the end of the day, I'm responsible."
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2020 Democratic primary Jun 23, 2019

On Crime: Death penalty is racist; mandatory minimums too

While discussing criminal justice reform at the National Action Network, Buttigieg said, "As we work to end mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenses, here too we must be intentional about fixing disparities that have deeply unfair racial consequences. It is time to face the simple fact that capital punishment as seen in America has always been a discriminatory practice and we would be a fairer and safer country when we join the ranks of modern nations who have abolished the death penalty."
Source: The Hill: 2020 Democratic primary & National Action Network Mar 27, 2019

On Principles & Values: Can't keep letting infrastructure week be a punch line

[On transportation funding]: "We can't keep letting infrastructure week be a Washington punch line," Buttigieg told CNN's Jake Tapper. "Americans shouldn't settle for less when it comes to our roads and our bridges, our highways, our trains -- all of the infrastructure that really powers our economy and creates so many livelihoods," he said.
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2021 Biden Administration Dec 22, 2020

On Technology: Put millions of new electric vehicles on America's roads

Pete Buttigieg called for the use of more electric cars on U.S. roads, giving a preview of his potential agenda as Transportation secretary. "To meet the climate crisis, we must put millions of new electric vehicles on America's roads. It's time to build public charging infrastructure powered by clean energy and make it available in all parts of this country," Buttigieg tweeted on Monday.
Source: The Hill e-zine on 2021 Biden Administration Dec 22, 2020

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