[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PETE BUTTIGIEG SHOULD RESIGN

  (Mr. COLLINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COLLINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on the Secretary of 
Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, to resign immediately.
  The Secretary's priorities don't line up with what the American 
people expect from him. Buttigieg has failed to execute DOT's mission, 
which is to improve the quality and safety of our Nation's 
transportation system.
  Instead, he is laser-focused on wokeness at the agency and in our 
culture. Think about it. He took 10 days to even acknowledge the 
devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
  During those 10 days, as Ohioans fled from their homes and feared for 
their health, he did find time to say that there are too many White 
people in the construction industry. I don't know about you, but when I 
see the men and women who build the structures that house us and the 
roads that connect us, I am not thinking about their race. I just 
appreciate that they are doing the hard work that is necessary for our 
society to thrive.
  It is time for Pete to go back to Indiana so someone serious about 
building infrastructure and transportation systems that are safe and 
effective can start getting the job done.

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