{"id":1912647,"date":"2023-04-10T19:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T23:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-pete-buttigieg-to-address-racist-traffic-enforcement\/"},"modified":"2023-04-10T19:33:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T23:33:09","slug":"democrats-push-pete-buttigieg-to-address-racist-traffic-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-pete-buttigieg-to-address-racist-traffic-enforcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Encourage Pete Buttigieg to Name&#8221; Racial Traffic Police.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-push-pete-buttigieg-to-address-racist-traffic-enforcement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1912647&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Democrats in the House are pressuring Pete Buttigieg, the travelling secretary, to name&#8221; racist traffic enforcement.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A group of 27 House Democrats on Thursday wrote a letter to Buttigieg, calling for funding from the 2021 Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act to &#8220;move our nation closer to transit equity,&#8221; Fox News <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/buttigieg-pressured-democrats-reform-racist-traffic-enforcement\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The lawmakers&#8217; letter urged Buttigieg, who has previously taken steps to advance&#8221; equity&#8221; in transportation, to denounce&#8221; harmful&#8221; traffic enforcement practices and implement changes to&#8221; reduce racial inequities in traffic stops.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Democrats who signed the letter included far-left&#8221; Squad&#8221; customers Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. Cori Bush( Mo. ) Jamaal Bowman( N. ) Y. as well as Ilhan Omar( Minn. ). The letter called for&#8221; upgrading traffic lights and removing financial impediments to ride registration.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The representatives stated that&#8221; traffic safety should not be sacrificed at the expense of the integrity and security of Black place.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 2021 infrastructure deal, designed to &#8220;rebuild America\u2019s roads, bridges and rails,&#8221; also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/11\/06\/fact-sheet-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal\/\"><span>invested<\/span><\/a><span> significantly to &#8220;tackle the climate crisis&#8221; and &#8220;advance environmental justice.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In June, Buttigieg <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/buttigieg-racism-scandal\/\"><span>launched<\/span><\/a><span> a $1 billion project under the 2021 infrastructure act to &#8220;build racial equity in roads&#8221; by connecting historically segregated cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After it took Buttigieg three weeks to visit East Palestine, Ohio, following the train crash that resulted in an environmental disaster in the town, a poll <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/poll-most-americans-want-buttigieg-to-quit-transportation-post\/\"><span>revealed<\/span><\/a><span> that 51 percent of American voters want the secretary out of the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Democratic House lawmakers are demanding transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg address &#8220;racist traffic enforcement.&#8221; A group of 27 House Democrats on Thursday wrote a letter to Buttigieg, calling for funding from the 2021 Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act to &#8220;move our nation closer to transit equity,&#8221; Fox News reported. 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