Senate confirms Buttigieg as Transportation secretary | TheHill

Senate confirms Buttigieg as Transportation secretary | TheHill 2The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Pete Buttigieg to lead the Transportation Department.

Buttigieg is the 19th Transportation secretary and fifth member of President Biden’s Cabinet to be confirmed by the Senate. He is also the first openly gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in U.S. history.  He is the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and an Army veteran. He ran against Biden in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary before dropping out of the race and throwing his support to the now-president.

The Senate already confirmed Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

The Senate Commerce Committee advanced Buttigieg’s nomination last week through a broad bipartisan vote, with only three Republican senators voting against it.

Source: Senate confirms Buttigieg as Transportation secretary | TheHill


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