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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

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Exit interview: DOT Sec. Buttigieg on infrastructure act and the road ahead

In an exit interview with All Things Considered, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on the Biden administration's infrastructure act and why it didn't resonate with some voters.

January 12, 2025
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  • Scott Detrow,
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Lufthansa aircraft are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, in March. The airline has agreed to pay a $4 million civil rights penalty by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Lufthansa agrees to a record $4 million fine for its treatment of Jewish passengers

The German airline barred 128 Jewish passengers from their May 2022 connecting flight based on the alleged misconduct of a few. The U.S. government considers that discrimination; Lufthansa disagrees.

October 15, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Safety advocates have long touted the potential of technology that lets vehicles communicate wirelessly. Now the Transportation Department is releasing a new plan that aims to speed up the rollout.

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U.S. presses the ‘reset button' on technology that lets cars talk to each other

Safety advocates have long touted the potential of technology that lets vehicles communicate wirelessly. Now the Transportation Department is releasing a new plan that aims to speed up the rollout.

August 17, 2024
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Passengers wait in line at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 2021 in Virginia.

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  • Business

The Transportation Department proposes new rules for how airlines handle wheelchairs

Airlines often damage or lose wheelchairs. Now the Biden administration is proposing new standards for how airlines accommodate passengers with disabilities.

February 29, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
Logging company owner Toby McDowell of Locust Grove, Georgia, right, testifies in favor of higher weight limits on roads and bridges on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 at the state capitol in Atlanta. An industry-backed bill would raise truck weight limits in Georgia to 90,000 pounds.

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Georgia considers heavier trucks despite official opposition

Georgia is moving toward increasing the weight limit for large trucks to 90,000 pounds. The House Transportation Committee voted 18-11 for the bill on Thursday, sending it to the full House for more debate.

February 10, 2023
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg listens at an event in Philadelphia, on Jan. 14, 2022.

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Pete Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in America's roads

The transportation secretary announces a first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects.

June 30, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg listens at an event in Philadelphia, on Jan. 14, 2022.

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Pete Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in America's roads

The transportation secretary announces a first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects.

June 30, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao used her agency's resources to assist in personal errands and to help her family, according to an Office of Inspector General report.

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Elaine Chao Used DOT Resources For Personal Errands, Family Business, IG Report Says

The Transportation Department's inspector general referred the findings to the Justice Department in December 2020. The DOJ declined to open its own investigation.

March 04, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz

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