EXCERPT:
BUTTIGIEG: “You know, recently I pointed out a very obvious -- what I think is very obvious fact, which is that every decision about transportation policy is inevitably also a decision about climate policy. You're -- you're going to have a climate impact with every transportation choice you make. I saw the RNC circulating it as if it were a gaffe. And so we're going to have to keep duking this out, even though to most people I think it's intuitively obvious that you know, the way you organize your transportation and the things you fund, the road to an EV revolution, the -- the opportunities around excellent trains and transit is a big part of how we're going to succeed on climate. For some people it's still controversial to admit that climate change is real. And unfortunately, I think we will be dealing with that a little bit with the House Republicans.”