Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's tenure has been rocked by multiple crises throughout his tenure, leading to criticism that he has failed to address the issues.
"I think it's going to get better by the holidays," Buttigieg said during a talk show appearance in September."We’re really pressing the airlines to deliver better service. So many people have been delayed, been canceled, it happened to me several times this summer. And the fact is they need to be ready to service the tickets that they're selling.
Bipartisan state attorneys general have repeatedly called on Buttigieg to take more aggressive steps to ensure air travelers are protected. used government-managed private jetsA traveler waits outside the Southwest Airlines baggage office at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California on Wednesday.
"[Buttigieg] says he is working on the airline crisis, but flies on taxpayer funded private jets," the House Judiciary Committee GOP added in a tweet of its own Wednesday.
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