Over three days last week, Secretary Buttigieg was in three different Midwest states highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda. He saw projects receiving funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, met with agriculture producers, port leaders, and workers at small and mid-sized ports in Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as in facilities in Kokomo, Indiana.
Last week, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America tour, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to Los Angeles, CA where he joined community leaders and city officials to highlight a major milestone on a vital infrastructure project, and check-in on progress on other transportation projects in the Southern California area.
This week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Governor Roy Cooper in North Carolina, where they visited active construction sites and groundbreakings for critical infrastructure projects that were made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, and met with local leaders, union representatives, workers, and small business owners.
Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Congressman Bennie Thompson for a visit to Mississippi, where they visited the sites of new and ongoing infrastructure projects made possible thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, participated in a groundbreaking funded by the Biden-Harris Administration, and met with local business owners, elected officials, and community leaders.
On Monday, June 17, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in Wyoming, where he joined Governor Mark Gordon, WYDOT Director Darin Westby and WYDOT staff, and Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins. As part of the visit, Secretary Buttigieg received operational updates on the emergency response to the landslide that shut down a portion of Teton Pass on June 8. USDOT has been closely coordinating with WYDOT to support emergency repairs for this vital route, which has a major impact on thousands of workers who commute daily to and from Jackson, WY.
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured infrastructure projects underway in Central Pennsylvania thanks to funding from President Biden’s Infrastructure Law and heard from workers about how the President’s investments in our infrastructure are benefitting their communities and careers.
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing Investing in America Tour, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to Western Montana to see progress on transportation and infrastructure projects that are underway thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. During his time in Montana, Secretary Buttigieg spoke with local, state, and Tribal leaders and heard about needs in their communities and visited with students and apprentices at the University of Montana.
Today, in a new op-ed published in TIME, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized what is at stake in the safety of our nation's railroad system and once again called on Congress to pass the bipartisan Railway Safety Act, comprehensive legislation that would hold industry accountable to workers and communities across the U.S.
WASHINGTON - As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing Investing in America Tour, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg traveled last week to Birmingham, AL, Montgomery, AL, Dallas, TX, and Columbus, OH, to celebrate awards that will reshape and reconnect communities.