[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                            MORNING BUSINESS

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            CONFIRMATION OF PETER PAUL MONTGOMERY BUTTIGIEG

  Mr. PAUL. Madam President, I voted to confirm the nomination of Pete 
Buttigieg to be Secretary of the Department of Transportation. As a 
former mayor, Secretary Buttigieg understands that infrastructure in a 
state of good repair is crucial to economic growth. For too long, 
American infrastructure has gone without proper investment, while we 
simultaneously engage in a two-decade-long adventure to remake and 
rebuild the Middle East. Rather than increase gas taxes, I hope to work 
with Secretary Buttigieg and the rest of the Biden administration to 
put an end to endless wars, stop building infrastructure in 
Afghanistan, and start building infrastructure in America.

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