Posted on 05/07/2025 11:53:50 AM PDT by george76
When Pete Buttigieg was the Secretary of Transportation under President Biden (and whoever was actually making the calls at the White House during that time), one of the more glaring examples of bloated bureaucracy came in the form of what was required in order to qualify for government grants for infrastructure projects:
Shortly after taking office, the president signed an executive order mandating that the beneficiaries of 40 percent of all federal climate and environmental programs should come from "underserved communities." The order also established the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, which monitors agencies such as the Department of Transportation to ensure the "voices, perspectives, and lived realities of communities with environmental justice concerns are heard in the White House and reflected in federal policies, investments, and decisions."
In order to qualify for a grant, applicants must "demonstrate how meaningful public involvement, inclusive of disadvantaged communities, will occur throughout a project’s life cycle." What "public involvement" means is unclear. But the Department of Transportation notes it should involve "intentional outreach to underserved communities."
That outreach, the Department of Transportation states, can take the form of "games and contests," "visual preference surveys," or "neighborhood block parties" so long as the grant recipient provides "multilingual staff or interpreters to interact with community members who use languages other than English."
That and so much more is what makes Buttigieg's comments this week even more laughable.
There are just too many government regs, according to one of the Democrats who never met a government regulation he didn't like:
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Pete Buttigieg complains about excessive regulations: "It is so hard to build and do things in this country!"
Friendly reminder that Buttigieg spent $42 BILLION on rural broadband without connecting a single American because of insane regulations like "prioritize the employment of 'justice-impacted' people with criminal records to install broadband equipment."
And to qualify for a grant to build an EV charger the Buttigieg-led DOT demanded companies engage in "intentional outreach to underserved communities" including "block parties" with "multilingual staff" for those "who speak languages other than English."
Buttigieg goes on to say he and Biden "could have done more if it was easier to complete the things that we start in this country." What a joke.
Somebody hand Pete a mirror.
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Also don't forget that Buttigieg couldn't even figure out how to fill potholes when he was mayor of South Bend.
(Except for the ones in front of his own house)
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Do the roads feel less racist after four years of Transportation Secretary Buttigieg?
And whose fault is that, Buttgig?
Buttboy forgets who created all those regulations.
who cares WHAT buttfag SAYS???
Female brain at work.
Who?
For once, he has a point, but he never makes the connection as to why all those filler rules are part of the system.
Look into a mirror, Mayor Pete.
I'll bet Math is Hard for Pete as well.
He right. It’s the fault of Congress, as they have given up on agency oversight and let the agencies run rampant. The EPA issues regulations which requires more EPA employees...they have the right to pen a Full Employment Act for the EPA, as do all the other agencies. Do we really need 16000+ workers in the EPA? There’s no cost to the agency of hiring more people, which they do because their status in DC is determined by the number of people they control. Congress is too busy getting re-elected to be bothered to do what they are supposed to do. Instead, they do fund raising and power-bickering so nothing for the American people gets done.
Buttplug still making noises. Like the Adhan and Buttplug, it’s called “noise pollution”.
democrats... that’s who’s fault it is.
Great irony to hear a Democrat and say this. Democrats love regulation.
Is he trying to set himself up as something of a reasonable Democrat? Perhaps with an idea running for president in 2028?
Gee Buttplug thanks for stating the freakin OBVIOUS, and whose fault is that moron..its YOURS
Did Trump suddenly start regulating something?
From a fruit that wanted roads rebuilt (to his regulations) because the roads are racist.
Spoken like a true McKinsay guy.
That’ll be $75,000 please. Consulting Fee.
Wow, ya think? It’s amazing when one of these turkeys has an epiphany. “Gee, maybe WE are the problem.” LOL.
Seeing if he can use the old Dem playbook by fooling stupid voters again by saying something rational but doing the opposite or nothing once in power.
April 2021 Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was accused by conservative critics of attempting to stage a photo op on Thursday after a video showed security staffers unloading his bike from an SUV at the White House.
He was on his way to a cabinet meeting to plug green stuff.
In a video captured by CNN White House correspondent DJ Judd, the security personnel are seen removing the bike from the back of the vehicle. A pair of SUVs then followed close behind Buttigieg as he biked toward his destination.
Odd as it may seem, his bike had no seat.
Virtue Signalling 101 + buttplugging
gee he sounds unhappy. are all his sex toys are made in communist China?
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