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Buttigieg: US May Act Against Airlines on Consumers' Behalf
The day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders to quiz them about widespread flight disruptions, his own flight was canceled and he wound up driving from Washington to New York. “That is happening to a lot of people, and that is exactly why we are paying close attention here to what can be done and how to…
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Flight Cancellations Create a Bad Travel Day Across the US
Airlines are canceling more than 1,500 flights across the U.S. in one of the worst days yet in the summer travel season. Cancellations were especially high Thursday in the New York City area, where forecasts called for a chance of storms late in the day. At least one-fourth of all flights were scrubbed at LaGuardia Airport in New York and...
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Buttigieg Says DOT Will Dole Out $2.9 Billion in Infrastructure Grants to States and Cities
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $2.9 billion for competitive grants designed to improve U.S. transportation infrastructure.
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U.S. Clears Way for Truly Driverless Vehicles Without Steering Wheels
U.S. vehicle safety regulators have issued final rules eliminating the need for highly automated and self-driving vehicles to need such controls.
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White House Rolls Out $5 Billion Funding Plan to States for Electric Vehicle Chargers
The historic investment in EV chargers is part of the Biden administration’s broader agenda to combat climate change and advance the clean energy transition.
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Transportation Chief Pete Buttigieg Credits Musk's Tesla for Helping Make EVs ‘Possible in America'
“We admire the range of American companies that have innovated, including Tesla, which did so much to make EVs possible in America,” Buttigieg said.
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Biden Says Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Shows How Poor Infrastructure ‘Can Threaten Lives'
President Joe Biden visited the site of a Pittsburgh bridge collapse on Friday, saying it illustrated how weak infrastructure ‘can threaten lives’
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Buttigieg Pledges to Fight Spike in Car Fatalities
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a major initiative to address the growing danger on roads and what can be done to help make them safer. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan looks at some of the strategies.
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Buttigieg Pledges Help as Car Fatalities Keep Spiking Higher
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is pledging to tackle a rising U.S. epidemic of car fatalities
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FAA Research Grants Aim to Tackle Aviation's Massive Deficit of Greener Fuel
Greener aviation fuel is key to airlines’ commitments to cut carbon emissions, but supply is scarce.
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Buttigieg's Star Rises as $1T Biden Agenda Shifts Toward Him
As President Joe Biden gets set to sign a $1 trillion infrastructure package, many eyes are turning to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
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Pete and Chasten Buttigieg's Baby Son Is Out of the Hospital
Pete Buttigieg’s baby son, Gus, is out of the hospital and “doing great.”
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Biden's Infrastructure Bill
NBC4’s Pat Lawson Muse spoke with Buttigieg about the new infrastructure bill framework and its impact on the Metro system.
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Pete Buttigieg Defends Family Leave After Being Mocked by Fox News Anchor
It was reported last week that Buttigieg had been on paid leave since mid-August to spend time with his husband, Chasten, and their twin babies, Penelope and Joseph.
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It's a Girl, and a Boy: Buttigieg Celebrates 2 Babies
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his spouse, Chasten, are celebrating the arrival of not one — but two — bundles of joy.
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Pete Buttigieg Announces He and Husband Chasten Are Now Parents
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Tuesday that he and his husband Chasten have become parents.
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Pete Buttigieg Says He Doesn't Know Why Elon Musk's Tesla Wasn't Invited to Biden's Clean-Car Showcase
Elon Musk tweeted overnight, “Yeah, seems odd that Tesla wasn’t invited” to Biden’s clean-car event at the White House alongside Ford, GM and the UAW.
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Buttigieg Doles Out Transport Grants With Eye Toward Climate
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has doled out $905 million in infrastructure grants
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White House Gives GOP 1 Week to Reach Deal on Infrastructure
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says time is running short for a bipartisan deal on infrastructure and that President Joe Biden will look to act without Republican support if there’s no “clear direction” when Congress returns from its Memorial Day break.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to College Grads: the Country Needs Your ‘Perseverance'
On May 16, transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg was one of three commencement speakers at Wake Forest University.