The U.S Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed Pete Buttigieg, 86-13 in favor, as the next Secretary of Transportation, catapulting the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor to a Cabinet position under President Joe Biden after he rose to national prominence as a Democratic presidential contender in 2020.
The confirmation came less than two weeks after Buttigieg testified before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, where he told a panel of Senators that he planned to make working with Congress on boosting infrastructure funding a top priority for his time as DOT head. That included finding short-term and long-term avenues for securing the U.S. Highway Trust Fund’s solvency in funding roads and bridges projects.
