Pete Buttigieg nomination advances out of committee & heads to full Senate vote

Pete Buttigieg at the Senate confirmation hearing with his husband Chasten behind him
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Pete Buttigieg’s nomination to be President Joe Biden’s Transportation Secretary has moved one step closer. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved his nomination by a 21-3 vote and sent it on to the full Senate.

The Senate is expected to confirm Buttigieg by the end of the week.

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“Thank you to the members of the @SenateCommerce Committee for their vote of confidence in me today,” Buttigieg tweeted after the vote. “I look forward to working with @SenatorWicker, @SenatorCantwell and the rest of the committee as we get to work on infrastructure and building our economy back better.”

In a heartfelt moment during his opening statement to the committee, Buttigieg thanked…

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