1 of 4 | Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg warns a potential government shutdown could impact air travel, as he testifies Wednesday before a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on the Department of Transportation’s policies and programs at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Sept. 20 (UPI) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg faced sharp criticism over flight delays, train derailments and transportation funding at a hearing Wednesday, as he warned a potential government shutdown could affect air travel. Republicans at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Capitol Hill targeted Buttigieg with questions about a number of transportation issues, including a shortage of air traffic controllers and commercial airline pilots. Advertisement
Buttigieg told lawmakers that the department has hired 1,500 air traffic controllers this year and is working to hire 2,600 more, as he argued a government shutdown in less than two weeks would interrupt their progress.
Republican lawmakers challenge Buttigieg on range of transportation topics
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