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USDOT Releases State by State Fact Sheets Highlighting Benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation released state-by-state fact sheets that highlight how the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will deliver for communities across the country by repairing roads and bridges, improving transportation options, building a national network of chargers...
Secretaries Haaland and Buttigieg Announce Partnership to Increase Access, Enhance Visitor Experience at National Parks
New initiatives and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments will strengthen infrastructure and help deploy newest transportation technology on public lands
WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg...
U.S. Department of Transportation Highlights the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Historic Investments in Tribal Roads and Transit
WASHINGTON – The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that President Biden signed this week includes historic levels of funding for transportation projects on Tribal lands, reflecting an urgency to address long-standing inequities with new funding for safety improvements and better roads, bridges, and...
Native American Heritage Month
In observance of Native American Heritage Month, USDOT’s Deputy Assistant Secretary Arlando Teller moderates a roundtable conversation between Secretary Buttigieg and two USDOT Native American employees who share their Tribal cultures and experiences. In addition to discussing USDOT’s goal to...
Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg Remarks to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Annual Meeting
Good afternoon, thanks so much, and thanks everybody.
Thank you, President Sheehan – thanks for the work that you’ve done steering AASHTO through such an important and challenging time. Congratulations to incoming President Dr. Wilson. And just to everybody here, thank...
Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg Remarks to the NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting
Hello, I’m Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. I want to thank Vice Admiral Brown for inviting me to speak with you today, as well as everyone at NDTA and U.S. Transportation Command for making this event possible.
I also want to extend my thanks and congratulations to the...
Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg Remarks to the Association of Pacific Ports Annual Conference
Thank you to the Association of Pacific Ports for inviting me to share some words.
I wish I could have joined you in person, but I look forward to meeting another time soon – and today you’ll be well-served by appearances from my Maritime Administration colleagues who are in...
Transcript Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at U.S. Center COP26 - Leading the Way to the Future of Flight
Thank you. Thanks very much. Thanks Kim to you, and your colleagues, for your work on this and your leadership. Ryan, to you and RMI, Fred Krupp with EDF who’s helped provide very important context, and everybody here who's offering the leadership that is really going to be needed to make sure...
Transcript U.S. Center COP26 - Coming Back Greener: Clean Transportation Secretary Buttigieg in conversation with climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe
Moderator: Welcome, thank you so much for joining us. It's an honor to be here today with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and the Nature Conservancy's Chief Scientist, Katharine Hayhoe. I'd like to start right in with questions to each of you.
Transportation is...