President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation, according to reports citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and known as “Mayor Pete” throughout the 2020 presidential campaign, dropped his presidential bid in March and endorsed Biden.
While running for president, Buttigieg, who Reuters pointed out has never held federal office, pledged a $165 billion injection into the Highway Trust Fund to...
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