Pete Buttigieg defends Biden’s approach to America’s problems amid dismal new poll Sunday, September 24 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Sunday defended President Joe Biden's approach to the economy and the public's problems amid a new ABC News/Washington Post poll that shows many Americans feel their financial situation has deteriorated at the same time that Biden ramps... Read More.
Buttigieg: Government shutdown would stop crucial air traffic controller training ‘in our tracks’ Wednesday, September 20 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said a government shutdown would come "at exactly the wrong moment" as the department works to address the ongoing air traffic controller shortage.While the Department of Transportation met its hiring goals this year for air traffic controllers, Buttigieg noted... Read More.
Pete Buttigieg says Transportation Department is working to avoid summer travel disruptions Sunday, May 21 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Just ahead of what airlines say could be the busiest Memorial Day weekend for travel since before COVID-19, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is sharing how his department is prepping for the potentially record-breaking season."We know for sure that there is going to... Read More.
Biden, Buttigieg push for airlines to compensate passengers for controllable delays, cancellations Monday, May 8 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Just weeks before the start of the busy summer travel season, President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new process on Monday that seeks to provide relief for frustrated air travelers by requiring airlines to provide passengers with boosted... Read More.
Biden, Buttigieg to push for airlines to compensate passengers for controllable delays, cancelations Monday, May 8 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday plan to announce a new rulemaking process to look at requiring airlines to compensate passengers who experience inconvenience because of "controllable airline cancellations or significant delays."The process is expected to include compensation,... Read More.
Buttigieg responds to Pence’s ‘joke’ on his ‘maternity leave’ Monday, March 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- For Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, fatherhood and politics are not mutually exclusive.Since Buttigieg and his husband Chasten adopted newborn twins in 2021, the Democrat and his family have been repeatedly criticized and mocked by Republicans, including former Vice President Mike... Read More.
Mike Pence doubles down on Pete Buttigieg ‘joke’ after White House asked him to apologize Friday, March 17 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence doubled down Thursday on his controversial remarks aimed at Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's decision to take parental leave.The former vice president, thought to be a contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, refused to apologize after he... Read More.
No apology from Pence after ‘homophobic joke,’ Chasten Buttigieg says Thursday, March 16 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Chasten Buttigieg, author and the husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, told co-hosts of ABC's The View on Thursday that he has not heard from former Vice President Mike Pence since Pence made what the White House called a "homophobic joke"... Read More.
White House demands Pence apologize for ‘homophobic joke’ aimed at Buttigieg Monday, March 13 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Monday asked former Vice President Mike Pence to apologize for what it called a "homophobic joke" he made over the weekend geared at Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg."The former vice president's homophobic joke about Secretary Buttigieg was offensive and... Read More.
Buttigieg pushes back on East Palestine criticism, calls Trump’s trip there ‘somewhat maddening’ Sunday, March 5 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday had sharp words for the chorus of Republican-led critics to his response to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February.In an interview with CNN, Buttigieg offered his most vociferous defense to date, seeking to... Read More.
Ohio train derailment: Buttigieg urges Norfolk Southern to join close call reporting system Tuesday, February 28 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is calling on the rail operator at the center of a hazardous train derailment in Ohio to join a program that would allow its employees to voluntarily and confidentially report close calls.In letters sent Monday... Read More.
Ohio train derailment: Transportation Secretary Buttigieg traveling to East Palestine on Thursday Wednesday, February 22 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will head to East Palestine, Ohio, for the first time on Thursday, some three weeks after the hazardous train derailment there.With the National Transportation Safety Board expected to release a preliminary report on the derailment Thursday,... Read More.