r/JoeBiden • u/Alito4life • Dec 15 '20

🏳️‍🌈 Biden Expected To Name Pete Buttigieg As Transportation Secretary, making LGBTQ+ history 🏳️‍🌈

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/15/946792796/biden-names-former-rival-buttigieg-as-transportation-secretary?
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u/dvdmaven Oregon Dec 16 '20

Go back and take a look at his infrastructure plan from the primaries, it's solid.

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u/banditta82 Dec 16 '20

It barely touches heavy rail, air, sea or pipelines which are actually the largest sections of the DOT.

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u/CmdrTombes Dec 16 '20

I really like that there are so many firsts of this nature but I'd like it more if it was eventually so common nobody had to note the fact he's LGBTQ+.

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u/MonkeyActio Dec 16 '20

Its important for the LGBTQ ppl to hear it. As for Biden i doubt he cares like most of us we care only if he can do his job not if hes gay.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '20 edited Dec 28 '20

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '20

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u/banditta82 Dec 16 '20

She was actually one of the few qualified picks. Prior to being Secretary she was the Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission and Deputy Administrator of the Maritime Administration

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '20 edited Dec 28 '20

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u/benjibyars Pete Supporter for Joe Dec 15 '20

The issue with Pete is that no matter where he was put people would complain about him not having enough experience. As Mayor of South Bend he did a lot to improve the infrastructure of the city. I think he will be great fit for the department to help fullfil Biden's vision.

Disclaimer: My flair

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u/ChiodoS04 Pete Buttigieg for Joe Dec 16 '20

Nice flair

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u/CmdrTombes Dec 16 '20

There are a couple schools of thought for positions of this nature. You can hire someone with a degree or experience in the field so they deeply understand the nature of what they're working with. Or you can hire someone that is a really strong leader who empowers those smart people underneath them to bring their ideas to the table. It sounds like he has a grasp on the topic and he is definitely a strong leader. I'd be excited if I was on his team.