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Pete Buttigieg: “We're always spending much more on cars and roads [compared…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 15:30

Well, one issue we have is relative to what we're willing to spend on public transit or trains. We're always spending much more on cars and roads [compared to public transit or trains]. And obviously I want our cars and roads to function well, but we've torqued it in a way that actually pushes people onto the roads in a way by a mix of kind of subsidies and, and deficiencies on the other end. (15:30–15:34)

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Asserts that the U.S. spends more on cars and roads than on public transit or trains.

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