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Pete Buttigieg: “We upped the fine. We held them accountable for some of…”

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

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Kind of flipped that. That solves that term flipping thing, Henry. So, you know, because we were really tough on the airlines and we made them take better care of their passengers, We upped the fine. We held them accountable for some of these meltdowns that happened. we in some cases, added a 0 or 2 to the level of enforcement action and refunds and settlements that they had to offer. (1:22:25–1:22:30)

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Asserts that fines and accountability measures for airlines were increased during his tenure.

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