A GOP congressman told the transportation secretary that 'not everyone gets to travel the way that you do' amid questions about the cost to taxpayers.
Pete Buttigieg was confronted over his use of taxpayer-funded flights on private planes while giving extensive testimony on his brief to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Wednesday.'s transportation secretary was grilled on his use of private flights during the hearing by Republican representative for Missouri Eric Burlison.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg testifies during a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 20, 2023, in Washington D.C. His use of private planes was brought up by a Republican congressman.The Department of Transportation has faced repeated questions about the use of private planes.
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