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.
Buttigieg is expected to commend the House for advancing the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, noting that the Department of Transportation has hired 2,600 air traffic controllers currently in training — meeting their goal. The transportation secretary is calling on Congress to show"the same bipartisan leadership you’ve shown on aviation when it comes to rail safety."
"If America is going to reach a place where 1,000 derailments per year is no longer accepted as the cost of doing business, we need new authorities to hold railroads accountable," his testimony states.
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