Buttigieg says investing in transportation could be the answer to lower inflation
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined the state’s leading legislators, lobbyists and business leaders at the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference Wednesday to discuss the nation’s high inflation rates and supply shortages. The former South Bend, Ind., mayor pointed to expanding rail infrastructure to help meet these needs.
“Supply chain problems have been building in this country for decades. The underinvestment that went on in every part of our transportation infrastructure has left us vulnerable,” Buttigieg said.
Buttigieg said the Biden administration will be announcing Thursday investments into rail infrastructure that will “improve the fluidity of goods” in 36 states and Washington, D.C.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Buttigieg, members of the Michigan congressional delegation and local leaders Wednesday to sign an executive directive streamlining Michigan’s infrastructure permitting process.
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