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Buttigieg says U.S. helping move fuel in wake of pipeline outage

cde.news desk 12 May 2021, 20:40 · 1 min read

epa08956125 Pete Buttigieg, US secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, smiles during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, USA, 21 January 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a 'generational opportunity' to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. EPA-EFE/STEFANI REYNOLDS / POOL

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg said the Biden administration is working around the clock to help deal with gas shortages and restore operations of the Colonial Pipeline, including moving gas to places that need it.

(Reporting By Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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Buttigieg says U.S. helping move fuel in wake of pipeline outage

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