Notes on the Buttigieg Confirmation Hearing
Takeaways from last week's Senate confirmation hearing for the nominee to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg.
February 2, 2021, 6am PST | James Brasuell |
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote today on the confirmation of former South Bend mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, succeeding Elaine Chao, who served in the position for the entire four year span of the Trump administration.
Following a tumultuous four years of failed campaign promises, delayed funding, and a significant shift in grant funding priorities, alternative transportation advocates have high hopes for the Biden administration's leadership on federal transportation policy.