funfor2houstonVeteran
Richards, TX
Where is that ONE Trillion dollar infrastructure bill money ?
Pete Buttigieg
eroticamazonVeteran
Santa Barbara, CA, Us
@5
It was 1.2t, not 1.7t. :)
Secondly, I'd love for that to ALL be for roads and infrastructure that we see. It is not.
Thirdly, let's just look at CA. When the law was passed it was expected to dole out cash over 5 years, not in 60 seconds. Here is what CA expects: 25bn for roads, again over 5 years. 3.5bn for WATER infrastructure, 1.5bn for airports (PLEASE fix LAX!) 9.45bn for public transportation.
So these are NOT all shovel ready projects that had a massive amount of workers who were unemployed ready to go to work. This takes time.
5lookingforher7Regular
Orchard Beach, MD, Us
@EA..
The work on 101 has been ongoing over the last 4 1/2 years. The train to nowhere is still idle, The EV charging stations have not even begun yet under the bill. It’s 1.7 trillion dollars. Come on man..
ro_ri54Veteran
Sterling Heights, MI
What exactly has Pete done or not done that has him being body slammed?
eroticamazonVeteran
Santa Barbara, CA, Us
@5
By name, I do not know all of them. But I can give you two examples:
- All the ribbon cuttings that the Republicans have been attending. You know, just like the one that McConnell and Biden were at. :)
- Since I think you sort of know my area, the whole 101 expansion from Ventura to Montecito.
But I think you and others are also missing what was all in that bill, you know, the infrastructure bill.
Go buy that EV now and get the 7500 credit. There is a lot in that bill.
Buttigieg Launches Rail Safety Blitz, Slams Industry And GOP Critics
https://www msn com/en-us/news/politics/buttigieg-launches-rail-safety-blitz-slams-industry-and-gop-critics/ar-AA17K4NA?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=5359f5d0cb954e8cbbbb5dc290f3e561
The obvious question - Why does he continue to point the finger at others when he has had two years of Democratic majority in Congress and the Presidency to do what he now he proposes?
This incompetent fool should stop pointing the fingers and own up to his failures as the Transportation Secretary.
5lookingforher7Regular
Orchard Beach, MD, Us
“ How about all of those projects that are going on now?”
Just curious..
What shovel in the ground promised projects are actively being worked on and not in planning stages?
eroticamazonVeteran
Santa Barbara, CA, Us
Want to judge him?
How about all of those projects that are going on now? Aren't they happening and moving along? Wouldn't he get credit for that?
JandE73Veteran
Tuscaloosa, AL, Us
Unlike Pete, we don't pretend to know. We admit it.
eroticamazonVeteran
Santa Barbara, CA, Us
Yeah, I guess you guys know what it is like to run an organization that has 55k employees.
Oh shit . . .
I forgot, today IS Monday.
Go ahead and continue being that Monday morning quarterback.
JandE73Veteran
Tuscaloosa, AL, Us
2out......no has not done anything other than occupy a cabinet position. Takes off repeatedly and travels. Pretty much useless.
2outdoorloversVeteran
Montpelier, OH, Us
In case there was any confusion to my question.
I don't care what qualifications he had or how he did in school.
I'm just curious if he has actually done anything while in his current position. (Other than speeches)
5lookingforher7Regular
Orchard Beach, MD, Us
OHW & Destin..
Double Bingo..
destinbchcoupleRegular
Lillian, AL, Us
onehorneywife, the brain surgeon lived in HUD housing when he was growing up. He had first hand experience of how fucked up it can be.
OnehorneywifeVeteran
Seymour, TN, Us
Can you explain how being a brain surgeon prepares you to head Housing and Urban Development?
I guess the same way Dems in Pa. voted in brain dead Fetterman to be a Senator.
FlipFlops_and_DroptopVeteran
Summerville, SC, Us
It absolutely doesn't, same as Pete's credentials. Gotta stop with the bs appointments. Both sides
tbrmskssVeteran
San Diego, CA, Us
Can you explain how being a brain surgeon prepares you to head Housing and Urban Development?
OnehelluvaguyVeteran
Irondequoit, NY, Us
@Flip It’s all faux outrage. No one had a problem with Pete’s credentials until there was an opportunity to call into question his credentials.
Last week the attitude of was, shit happens. Now qualifications are bing addressed.
What is a pre qualifier to become Transportation Secretary?
This entire thread is based off of misinformation about misinformation. Buttigieg never specifically blamed the brake systems for the crash. Some how a statement from NTSB was twisted to show that the brakes had nothing to do with the accident. Well that is bullshit. No reports have been made.
FlipFlops_and_DroptopVeteran
Summerville, SC, Us
@tbr, not saying you did but your side was beside themselves when Ben Carson took over hud and he's a literal brain surgeon
JandE73Veteran
Tuscaloosa, AL, Us
From mayor of South Bend, Indiana to transportation secretary. Only in America do you get what you want based on sexual orientation, gender, race, etc. Despite being so oppressed. Lol
tbrmskssVeteran
San Diego, CA, Us
Uh huh
What are Elaine Chao's accomplishments?
Betsy DeVos?
Wilbur Ross?
OnehelluvaguyVeteran
Irondequoit, NY, Us
At least there are no fabrications on his resume. That seems to be an accomplishment these days in DC. No?
OnehorneywifeVeteran
Seymour, TN, Us
Yeah all that education and he like many others in the Biden Administration are useless.
tbrmskssVeteran
San Diego, CA, Us
Well, let's see...
Valedictorian of his high school class
Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard
Rhodes Scholar
Graduated from Oxford with a BA in philosophy, politics, and economics
Worked as a consultant in energy, retail, economic development, and logistics
US Navy intelligence officer
Now talk about Elaine Chao's accomplishments other than being the wife of a Senator...
OnehelluvaguyVeteran
Irondequoit, NY, Us
“I notice that nobody has chimed in about good ol Pete's ACTUAL accomplishments...”
Well they have not rolled back any regulations that may or may not have contributed to any train derailments. That’s a good thing. No?