Is he shooting for the next VP slot?Maybe slot is a bad choice of words.
[FoxNews] Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg focused on racial disparities in construction during a Monday conference, claiming that construction sites are not employing local workers in minority communities and outsourcing to White people.
During the National Association of Counties Conference, Buttigieg urged those in attendance to work with their contractors and community colleges to build a workforce that reflects the community.
"We have heard way too many stories from generations past of infrastructure where you got a neighborhood, often a neighborhood of color, that finally sees the project come to them, but everyone in the hard hats on that project, doing the good paying jobs, don't look like they came from anywhere near the neighborhood," Buttigieg said.
He added that Americans could help shrink wealth gaps in the country by "tearing down those barriers" on the delivery level.
Related:
Buttigieg: 2023-02-07 Pete Buttigieg Says Biden Is TOO Successful for Americans to Appreciate
Buttigieg: 2023-01-31 Not the Bee ... No Really.....
Buttigieg: 2023-01-13 Pete Buttigieg avoided requests from Republican and Democratic lawmakers along with invites to zoom meetings during his paternity leave - even though he said he would be available 24/7
Buttigieg: 2023-02-07 Pete Buttigieg Says Biden Is TOO Successful for Americans to Appreciate
Buttigieg: 2023-01-31 Not the Bee ... No Really.....
Buttigieg: 2023-01-13 Pete Buttigieg avoided requests from Republican and Democratic lawmakers along with invites to zoom meetings during his paternity leave - even though he said he would be available 24/7