Dec
18
2023
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $140 million civil penalty against Southwest Airlines for the 2022 holiday travel meltdown.
Dec
4
2023
Washington, DC - Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg highlighted major Biden-Harris Administration investments that will strengthen supply chains, helping to reduce shipping time, costs, and ultimately lower the price of goods for the American people.
Nov
21
2023
Washington, DC - Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker hosted a news conference at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters on Monday to preview holiday travel numbers and potential weather disruptions, share proactive steps DOT and FAA have taken over the past year to improve air travel operations, and provide an update on DOT's historic expansion of passenger rights under the Biden-Harris Administration.
Nov
6
2023
Washington, DC – Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new round of grants going to 41 ports across the United States from President Biden’s infrastructure package. In total, DOT is sending out more than $653 million this year to modernize the ports that America’s supply chains depend on, from the Port of Long Beach in Southern California to a river port in Northwest Arkansas.
Oct
20
2023
Washington, DC - This week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to South Florida to share an update on the state of transportation and highlight major investments in the Sunshine State made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Sep
29
2023
Washington, DC — With just hours left to avoid a Republican government shutdown, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has made clear the harm this shutdown would cause, from work stopping at the Department of Transportation, to Federal employees, including military servicemembers, air traffic controllers, and more being forced to work without a paycheck. Even a few days of a shutdown could set back efforts to hire and train air traffic controllers, just as we turn the corner on a years-long backlog to fully staff the...
Sep
28
2023
Washington, DC — This week, as extreme Republicans in the House move to shut down the government, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited a railway in Grand Island, Nebraska, where he announced $1.4 billion in investments from the Biden Administration headed to communities across the country to revitalize railways and improve supply chains.
Sep
14
2023
Washington, DC — This week Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited South Dakota where he joined local and Tribal leaders to highlight recent federal investments in rural aviation, truck parking, Tribal infrastructure, and highway safety made possible by the Biden Administration and President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Sep
1
2023
Washington, DC – This week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Indiana where he had the opportunity to see how the Biden-Harris Administration’s investments in America’s infrastructure and manufacturing are creating good-paying jobs and driving economic growth in Indiana and across the country.
Aug
4
2023
Washington, DC — Earlier this week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Champaign-Urbana and East St. Louis, Illinois to celebrate recent investments in the Prairie State’s transportation systems that will improve safety, reliability, and help more people get where they need to go.