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December 16, 2020

Biden Taps Pete Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary, Jennifer Granholm for Energy Secretary
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President-elect Joe Biden has picked former South Bend, Indiana, mayor
and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to be secretary of
transportation. If confirmed, Buttigieg will be the first openly gay
Cabinet member in U.S. history. As transportation secretary, he will
oversee an agency with nearly 60,000 employees and a budget of over $72
billion. As mayor of South Bend, Buttigieg ran a city with a population
of just 100,000 people. During his presidential run, Buttigieg pushed
for expanded funding for public transportation but also more money for
highways and driverless cars. Buttigieg previously worked as a
management consultant for Mc Kinsey & Company.

Biden is also set to nominate former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm
to be secretary of energy. Granholm has been a longtime advocate of
renewable energy.

Biden is also reportedly planning to tap former EPA Administrator Gina
Mc Carthy to oversee his domestic climate policy.

Meanwhile, Politico reports Biden has quietly expanded his transition
team to include veterans from Goldman Sachs, Mc Kinsey & Company,
Facebook and Google.


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