Former President Joe Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has offered his support for a bill backed by President Donald Trump that aims to improve safety standards in the U.S. rail sector.
Pete Buttigieg Backs Rail Safety Bill
Sharing his thoughts on X on Thursday, Buttigieg criticized the “railroad lobby” and “conservative Republicans” who have “stood in the way” of reforms in the sector to curb derailments. Buttigieg shared a report by Axios in the post.
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“President Trump is absolutely correct to demand that Congress pass the Railway Safety Act,” Buttigieg said, adding that to enhance safety, it would take the improvements that Buttigieg “put into place as Secretary and make them permanent,” he said.
