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Pete Buttigieg: “There was a recruiting, I would say emergency in terms of…”

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

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Pete Talks with Rev. Al Sharpton, Live at National Action Network in NYC

Published | Video Starts at 21:23

I know supply chains is this kind of nerdy thing to talk about, but we all started to think about supply chains in different ways because of what we went through. And what we saw was There was a recruiting, I would say emergency in terms of supporting, recruiting and retaining the drivers that we need. And by the way, a very good opportunity for a durable and important career. And what we saw was that we, as a country, were leaving talent on the table. (21:23–21:32)

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Asserts there is an emergency in recruiting and retaining truck drivers.

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