Pete Buttigieg, President Biden’s nominee to lead the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, for the most part breezed through his Senate confirmation hearing fielding questions on a range of topics, with infrastructure a central focus, including such bedrock construction issues as how to fix the ailing Highway Trust Fund and accelerate federal project approvals.
in fact, just after the Jan. 21 hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the panel’s top Republican, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, ended any doubts about Buttigieg’s chances by saying, “I’m quite certain he will be confirmed.”