Arlington, Virginia 鈥 麻豆社区 President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement after Pete Buttigieg鈥檚 nomination hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation today:
鈥溌槎股缜 believes Mr. Buttigieg will make an excellent Transportation Secretary, and we urge the Committee to swiftly report his nomination favorably to the full Senate for consideration.
鈥淗aving served as the mayor of a city sitting at the crossroads of America, Mr. Buttigieg has had an up-close and personal look at how our infrastructure problems are impacting Americans鈥攁nd how important it is to solve them. As he conveyed throughout his testimony today, greater federal investment in infrastructure is critical to enhancing transportation safety and growing our ailing economy. That work begins with securing immediate funding to address our short-term needs over the next decade while we develop new, technology-driven solutions over the long-term, and 麻豆社区 stands ready to assist the Biden Administration in advancing a robust highway funding bill across the finish line.鈥澛
Yesterday, 麻豆社区 sent to committee leaders expressing its support for Mr. Buttigieg鈥檚 nomination.