Fielding questions during his confirmation hearing, Pete Buttigieg started his path Thursday toward becoming the first openly gay Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate, promising infrastructure would be key in the Biden administration.
Buttigieg, who made history as a gay candidate during the Democratic presidential primary, said in his opening statement before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation as transportation secretary he’d ensure infrastructure would be key to addressing economic and climate issues. “By creating millions of good paying jobs revitalizing communities that have been left behind, enabling American small business workers, families and farmers to compete and win in the global economy and tackling the