Pete Buttigieg in Biden campaign vs. Biden administration


On Civil Rights: Transportation decisions have hurt minority neighborhoods

[On transit equity]: "Black and brown neighborhoods have been disproportionately divided by highway projects or left isolated by the lack of adequate transit and transportation resources," wrote Buttigieg, who is President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the federal Department of Transportation. "In the Biden-Harris administration, we will make righting these wrongs an imperative," the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor wrote.
Source: CNN Business on 2021 DOT Biden Administration Dec 22, 2020

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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