Republican lawmaker slams Biden's FAA nominee: A 'complete mismatch'
"He needs to focus on the job that he has, not on the job that he wants. We see that he's clearly using it as a platform for something else. Well, we've got real problems. I mean, this man is literally asleep at the switch when we've gotPete Buttigieg, US transportation secretary, during an announcement at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.
"We've got near misses, near fatalities on runways as recent as two days ago in Boston. The American people need somebody that's looking after their safety when it comes to aviation, rail safety and all transportation. Not somebody who's campaigning for another job," Budd concluded.
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