Watch live: Buttigieg testifies before House on oversight of Transportation Department

The Hill Staff

27 June 2024 at 9:30 am·1-min read

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is slated to testify Thursday before the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure to discuss oversight of the department and its fiscal 2025 budget.

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it awarded $1.8 billion in grants for 148 infrastructure projects across the U.S. The grants come from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, which was expanded due to funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Buttigieg announced back in June 2023 that the Biden administration had awarded more than $2.2 billion from the RAISE program to 162 infrastructure projects. The recent announcement comes just months ahead of the November election, and surrogates of President Biden are expected to tout the funding for projects in both red states and blue states on the trail.

The Transportation Department received over $13 billion in requests for the funding this year and noted that the demand has outpaced available funds.

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT.

Watch the live video above.

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