Pete Buttigieg

MARAD springs a surprise in marine highway grant awards

MARAD’s latest round of marine highway grant awards include one that may come as a surprise: $600,000 to study conversion of the historic coal-burning ferry S.S Badger to a zero-emission vessel — with carbon-capture among the options being eyed. More on the rationale for the conversion in the award listings below.

In total, MARAD is awarding nearly $12 million in grants under the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP) to eight marine highway projects. This year’s level of funding for the...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/marad-springs-a-surprise-in-marine-highway-grant-awards/

Lawmakers drag Buttigieg into UAW fight

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers unloaded their contempt for the Biden administration’s electric vehicle policy on U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Democrats provided Buttigieg some relief, mostly by praising the administration for the record funding flowing from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law into projects that are helping relieve freight congestion and improving mobility for pedestrians.

But several Republicans used the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawmakers-drag-buttigieg-into-uaw-fight

Senator says Buy American waiver should not apply to Small Shipyard grants

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is calling on the Biden Administration to commit to never applying a recently finalized Buy American waiver to shipyard grants and to help ensure American companies and workers are benefitting from taxpayer-funded shipbuilding.

In 2019, Senator Baldwin successfully included her bipartisan Strengthening Buy America for Small Shipyard Grants Act in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, requiring that products and materials purchased with Small Shipyard...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/regulations/senator-says-buy-american-waiver-should-not-apply-to-small-shipyard-grants/

House Republicans say Buttigieg neglecting aviation and rail safety

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg isn’t doing enough to address rail and aviation safety,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/house-republicans-say-buttigieg-neglecting-aviation-and-rail-safety

Freight interests frustrated with leadership vacuum at DOT

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WASHINGTON — A group of 16 organizations representing the full scope of the freight supply chain are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-interests-frustrated-with-leadership-vacuum-at-dot

Buttigieg addresses teen drivers, truck parking at Senate hearing

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told concerned Senate lawmakers on Capitol Hill that his department and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are making a renewed effort to bolster lackluster participation in the FMCSA’s pilot program for 18-20 year-old drivers.

The three-year program, which got underway last summer, is intended to accommodate up to 1,000 carriers and 3,000 apprentices.

However, Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., told Buttigieg during a Senate...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/buttigieg-addresses-teen-drivers-truck-parking-at-senate-hearing

All Class I railroads sign on to federal close call reporting program

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All seven Class I railroads have signed on to a voluntary program established by the Federal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/all-class-i-railroads-sign-on-to-federal-close-call-reporting-program

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