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Jan 02 2020
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Pete Buttigieg: Former South Bend Mayor
Pete Buttigieg is the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, winning election in 2011 and 2015.[1] He announced he was running for president of the United States on January 23, 2019.[2]
Buttigieg was also a 2017 candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). He announced his candidacy for DNC chair on January 5, 2017. Buttigieg withdrew his candidacy prior to the first
BallotpediaFeb 01 2020
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Pete Buttigieg (D) Positions & Statements on the Issues
Should Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases Be Made Law?
"Pete knows that America can protect gun rights and balance the Second Amendment with sensible gun laws. He understands that solving the gun violence epidemic requires a comprehensive approach, and that begins with universal background checks as the foundation for reducing gun violence. Pete also understands that
ProCon.orgJul 07 2023
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Pete Buttigieg visits 82nd Avenue as safety project begins
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Oregon two years ago. Photo: Moriah Ratner/Bloomberg via Getty Images Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will get a firsthand view of 82nd Avenue when he swings through Portland Friday. Why it matters: The makeover of one of Portland's major arterial roads includes $80 million in federal funding for its initial safety-focused stages, but
AxiosFeb 28 2023
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Watchdog to probe Pete Buttigieg’s use of private government planes
Jet-setting Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of taxpayer-subsidized private planes on more than a dozen occasions is now under investigation by his department’s inspector general.
A memo issued Monday by DOT watchdog Charles Ward revealed plans to audit Buttigieg’s use of Federal Aviation Administration planes for official trips.
The 41-year-old’s predecessor, Elaine
New York Post (News)Apr 16 2019
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Pete Buttigieg, Barack Obama, and the psychology of liberalism
There was a word missing from the speech Pete Buttigieg gave in South Bend, Indiana, announcing his presidential campaign. It’s a word you heard twice in Bernie Sanders’s and Beto O’Rourke’s announcement speeches, nine times in Cory Booker’s, 21 times in Kirsten Gillibrand’s, 23 times in Kamala Harris’s, and 25 times in Elizabeth Warren’s.
That word? “Fight.”
Instead, Buttigieg
VoxFeb 20 2023
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Pete Buttigieg Letter Demands Support for East Palestine Community
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent a letter to the CEO of Norfolk Southern on Sunday demanding accountability along with a better response to the rail disaster that has devastated the community in East Palestine, Ohio. He also warned the freight rail company must show leadership from the very top and “demonstrate unequivocal support for the people” after the fiery train derailment
Breitbart NewsSep 12 2023
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Inside Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's tour of eastern South Dakota
CHAMBERLAIN — The Chamberlain Municipal Airport is nothing more than a few hangars, a former mobile home and one runway. It serves outdoor enthusiasts, and when medical emergencies occur to those living in rural central South Dakota, the airport serves as a medevac site to get people to one of Sioux Falls' hospitals quickly. And thanks to federal grants from the Department of Transportation
Argus LeaderFeb 17 2023
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The Ohio Railroad Disaster Is Forcing Pete Buttigieg Into the Hot Seat
Residents of East Palestine—the Ohio town where a train freighting toxic chemicals derailed this month, triggering health concerns and a national outcry—were hoping to get some answers at a town hall Wednesday night. But the rail company behind the incident didn’t show up. Norfolk Southern cited its concerns about “the growing physical threat to our employees and members of the community” in
Vanity FairApr 16 2024
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The Who’s Pete Townshend: ‘I’m Not Doing A Farewell Tour’
Earlier in 2024, The Who’s Pete Townshend thrilled fans when he discussed the possibility of the band going on one final tour. Just a few weeks after putting the idea out there, he’s seemingly taken it back, and there’s now a chance that the group may never tour again. During a recent appearance on the Sound Up! podcast (via Far Out Magazine), Townshend updated fans as to the possibility of a
ForbesMar 31 2024
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Buttigieg says there will be ‘more’ federal funding for Baltimore Bridge collapse
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday said there will be additional federal funding allocated to remove and rebuild the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, while noting that Congress may need to approve such relief. The Department of Transportation dished out $60 million in emergency funding last week, days after the bridge was struck by a cargo ship and collapsed in
The Hill