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Pete Buttigieg: “Finally getting the funding for the Red Line extension here…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Pete Discusses Need for Major Structural Reform, Live from Chicago

Published | Video Starts at 43:15

Out of the goodness of their heart. That's the laws that we got through, right? And then the things we built. I mean, sitting right here in Chicago, you know, Finally getting the funding for the Red Line extension here on the south side of Chicago. You know, having met people, met people from Roseland and Altgeld Gardens who, you know, your freedom is at stake in whether you have access to good transit. (43:15–43:21)

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Asserts that funding has been secured for the Red Line extension in Chicago.

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