Did former President Joe Biden’s Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg do anything?
No.
President Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Buttigieg left behind a backlog of projects worth $43 billion.
Even worse…the projects contained “green and social justice requirements.”
From Fox News:
Most recently, one of these backlogged grants was the Washington Bridge in Rhode Island, which has been closed since 2023 on its westbound side until proper repairs are made, according to the Rhode Island state government.”This backlog, along with ridiculous DEI and Green New Deal requirements, prevented real infrastructure from being built and funded. Under the Trump Administration, we’ve ripped out this red tape and are getting back to what matters,” Duffy said. “As part of our work to deliver real results, we are pleased to announce $221 million in grants for Rhode Island’s Washington Bridge — a critical link that carries thousands of vehicles a day.”A DOT spokesperson told Fox News Digital on background that the backlog totals $43 billion and that 1,000 grant winners were selected by the Biden administration after Trump won but before then-President Joe Biden left office, which made up for $9 billion of the total needing to be made official.
The DOJ started reviewing the grants and will use “executive grant agreements” regarding major infrastructure projects.
Trump told Duffy to take out all the social justice requirements, which Duffy gladly agreed to do.
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