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Secretary Buttigieg gives remarks in Peachtree Corners, GA on the Biden Administration’s climate commitments and the historic bipartisan infrastructure deal
USDOT Proposes Improved Fuel Economy Standards for MY 2024-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
Proposal advances the President’s commitment to tackle climate change and secure consumer savings
WASHINGTON – The U. S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it will soon propose robust new...
Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg Remarks in Port of Baltimore
Thank you so much Senator. You mentioned my time in Afghanistan—I think the last time I was surrounded by this many containers, I was living in one and working in another around Bagram Airfield. But there’s a little more water nearby this time.
I want to thank Senator Cardin and...
Secretary Buttigieg Visits the Port of Baltimore
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will be at the Port of Baltimore, where he’ll join U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Mayor Brandon Scott and port officials and labor leaders for a briefing and tour of the Seagirt and Dundalk marine...
Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg Remarks in Chicago, IL
Thank you so much. Thank you, Senator (Duckworth), for your leadership. And I'm not just saying that because you're on the committees that oversee my work, although it doesn't hurt. But it's also so admirable, and I want to applaud the work, in particular, that...
Air Travel Consumer Report: May 2021 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its July 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of May 2021. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines. The...
Secretary Pete Buttigieg Hosts Roundtable On Port Congestion, Supply Chain Disruptions at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Washington, DC- As part of the Administration’s ongoing work addressing supply chain disruptions, U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg hosted a virtual roundtable on congestion at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Thursday, with U.S. Deputy Secretary of...
Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg Remarks in Phoenix, AZ
Thanks everyone for joining us. I’m so excited and delighted to be back in Phoenix. I was just sharing my experience of fourteen years ago when—as a young campaign staffer, clutching a Map Quest document—I turned up at the corner of Central and Thomas, where I was supposed to work, and kept...
Transcript: Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at Lane Transit District in Oregon
Thank you, good afternoon. It would be hard to say it any better than Chairman DeFazio just did. I want to first thank all of you for joining us. I want to thank the essential workers in transit, transportation and all the related trades who have kept our country going. I was glad to spend some...