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Biden Picks Ex-Rival Buttigieg to Be Transportation Secretary - Transition Team Wed 16th December 2020 | 05:50 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th December, 2020) President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Democratic rival and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg to be his Secretary of Transportation, his transition team said in a statement. South Bend was once called one of America s dying cities, the statement said on Tuesday. Today, it s a hub of innovation and job growth. Mayor Pete Buttigieg led that resurgence, and has been nominated by the President-elect to continue that work as Transportation Secretary.
Moreover, the transition team highlighted Buttigieg, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first openly gay person to lead a Cabinet position.
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As Walker matured over the years, it wasn t a big surprise, but was a huge accomplishment when she was accepted into the United States Military Academy at West Point. I knew I wanted to help people and travel the world and I wasn t really sure what type of job I could do that in, but military. They go around and help people and I was like Ok, I ll join the military, she said.