IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 188 
Condemning Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2023 
Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. 
STEUBE, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. POSEY, 
Mr. COLLINS, and Mr. SANTOS) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. 
Whereas the Department of Transportation was established 
by an Act of Congress on October 15, 1966; 
Whereas Pete Buttigieg serves as the 19th Secretary of 
Transportation under President Biden, having been 
sworn in on February 3, 2021; 
Whereas the mission of the Department of Transportation to 
deliver the world’s leading transportation system, serving 
the American people and economy through safe, efficient, 
sustainable, and equitable movements of people and 
goods; 
Whereas, during Secretary Pete Buttigieg tenure, the Depart-
ment of Transportation failed to mitigate or effectively 
respond to multiple national crises; 
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•HRES 188 IH 
Whereas Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s ineptitude has jeopard-
ized the safety and prosperity of the American people; 
Whereas, in 2021 and 2022, Secretary Buttigieg was absent 
during a historical supply chain crisis when United 
States ports faced a record backlog of ships stranded off 
of United States coasts; 
Whereas, in December 2022, under Secretary Buttigieg’s 
watch, more than 15,000 flights were canceled, the worst 
and most costly single airline operational disruption in 
the history of United States aviation; 
Whereas Secretary Buttigieg, in 2022, neglected his duties 
and left the country to vacation in Portuguese wine coun-
try amidst ongoing negotiations of an impending railroad 
labor strike, leaving Congress to act in order to prevent 
the impending rail workers strike; 
Whereas, on January 11, 2023, due to a preventable mal-
function in the Notice to Air Mission’s System, the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration was forced to impose the 
largest nationwide ground stop since the attacks of Sep-
tember 11, 2001; 
Whereas Secretary Buttigieg failed to immediately respond to 
the major economic, environmental, humanitarian dis-
aster that occurred on February 3, 2023, when a train 
derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, spilling toxic chemicals, 
forcing residents to evacuate, and the surrounding areas 
devastated; and 
Whereas Secretary Buttigieg has repeatedly demonstrated a 
gross level of incompetence and apathy in his role as Sec-
retary of Transportation: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
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•HRES 188 IH 
(1) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has failed to keep 
the American people safe in his duties as Secretary 
of Transportation; 
(2) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has failed to en-
sure goods flow efficiently through the United States 
economy; 
(3) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has lost the con-
fidence of the American people; and 
(4) Secretary Pete Buttigieg should resign. 
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