Secretary Pete Buttigieg explains how the infrastructure law will affect you

Thanks to a $ 1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is overseeing one of the largest investments in U.S. bridges, roads and railroads in more than half a century.

The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, will play an important role in determining which transportation-related projects receive the new federal funding.

60 minutes on Sunday, Sec. Buttigieg told correspondent Anderson Cooper that one of the first things Americans will see is “accelerated work on roads and bridges.”

“When it comes to roads and bridges, we haven’t invested at that level since the Eisenhower administration, because they built the interstate road system in the first place,” Buttigieg told Cooper.

Electric cars

Buttigieg said his agency wants to create a national network of charging stations that will allow people with electric vehicles to drive longer distances with confidence.

“I want people to understand, electric charging will be a little different from gas stations,” Buttigieg told Cooper. “Now, there may be electric charging at gas stations. But one thing you could never do with a gas station is charge at your home.”

Buttigieg believes that electric cars can be a great help to both rural and urban families who currently spend a significant amount of money on gasoline.

Sec. Pete Buttigieg Political Plans

Secretary Buttigieg gained national political prominence when he campaigned to become the Democratic presidential candidate in 2020. He tied for first place with Senator Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucus and finished second in the New York primary. Hampshire. When Buttigieg left the presidential race, he supported Mr. Biden.

In the recently released video, Cooper asks Buttigieg about his political aspirations for the future.

“My head is how we spend most of the $ 1 trillion on financing infrastructure responsibly, on time, on tasks and on a budget. It literally leaves me no room to think about politics,” Buttigieg said. said 60 minutes.

You can see Anderson Cooper’s full 60-minute story about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg below.

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