Condemning Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 188 Condemning Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 28, 2023 Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. POSEY, Mr. COLLINS, and Mr. SANTOS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure RESOLUTION Condemning Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. Whereas the Department of Transportation was established by an Act of Congress on October 15, 1966; Whereas Pete Buttigieg serves as the 19th Secretary of Transportation under President Biden, having been sworn in on February 3, 2021; Whereas the mission of the Department of Transportation to deliver the world’s leading transportation system, serving the American people and economy through safe, efficient, sustainable, and equitable movements of people and goods; Whereas, during Secretary Pete Buttigieg tenure, the Depart- ment of Transportation failed to mitigate or effectively respond to multiple national crises; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Mar 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR188.IH HR188 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 188 IH Whereas Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s ineptitude has jeopard- ized the safety and prosperity of the American people; Whereas, in 2021 and 2022, Secretary Buttigieg was absent during a historical supply chain crisis when United States ports faced a record backlog of ships stranded off of United States coasts; Whereas, in December 2022, under Secretary Buttigieg’s watch, more than 15,000 flights were canceled, the worst and most costly single airline operational disruption in the history of United States aviation; Whereas Secretary Buttigieg, in 2022, neglected his duties and left the country to vacation in Portuguese wine coun- try amidst ongoing negotiations of an impending railroad labor strike, leaving Congress to act in order to prevent the impending rail workers strike; Whereas, on January 11, 2023, due to a preventable mal- function in the Notice to Air Mission’s System, the Fed- eral Aviation Administration was forced to impose the largest nationwide ground stop since the attacks of Sep- tember 11, 2001; Whereas Secretary Buttigieg failed to immediately respond to the major economic, environmental, humanitarian dis- aster that occurred on February 3, 2023, when a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, spilling toxic chemicals, forcing residents to evacuate, and the surrounding areas devastated; and Whereas Secretary Buttigieg has repeatedly demonstrated a gross level of incompetence and apathy in his role as Sec- retary of Transportation: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That— 1 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Mar 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR188.IH HR188 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 188 IH (1) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has failed to keep 1 the American people safe in his duties as Secretary 2 of Transportation; 3 (2) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has failed to en- 4 sure goods flow efficiently through the United States 5 economy; 6 (3) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has lost the con- 7 fidence of the American people; and 8 (4) Secretary Pete Buttigieg should resign. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:21 Mar 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR188.IH HR188 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS