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Pete Buttigieg: “We need a series of clean bills, legislative projects that…”

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

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Pete Buttigieg at the 2026 Global Progress Action Summit - 5/9/2026

Published | Video Starts at 06:48

But my second greatest fear for my party is if we win in November, that we forget that a return to the prior status quo is not the right answer either. What We need a series of clean bills, legislative projects that will deliver higher wages, that will deliver universal health insurance coverage, that will deliver things like paid family leave. all of which by the way, are a number, a set of things that command 2 to 1 support. (06:48–07:06)

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Asserts the need for legislative projects to deliver higher wages, universal health insurance, and paid family leave.

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