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Buttigieg to ask Congress to avoid government shutdown highlighting travel safety concerns

By Breccan F. Thies
Published September 20, 2023 2:00pm ET
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Buttigieg to ask Congress to avoid government shutdown highlighting travel safety concerns
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks about airline flight delays and cancellations in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, May 8, 2023, in Washington. The Transportation Department is awarding almost $1.7 billion in grants for buying zero and low emission buses, with the money going to transit projects in 46 states and territories. The grants will enable transit agencies and state and local governments to buy 1,700 U.S.-built buses, nearly half of which will have zero carbon emissions.


Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to call on Congress to avoid a government shutdown to ensure “transportation safety,” as well as highlight concerns for travel and freight, in House testimony this morning.

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