{"id":527794,"date":"2022-12-16T04:24:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T01:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pete-buttigieg-took-a-vacation-to-portugal-as-rail-strike-loomed\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T04:24:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T01:24:36","slug":"pete-buttigieg-took-a-vacation-to-portugal-as-rail-strike-loomed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pete-buttigieg-took-a-vacation-to-portugal-as-rail-strike-loomed\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pete Buttigieg took a vacation to Portugal as rail strike loomed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407f1de3f77\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407f1de3f77\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pete-buttigieg-took-a-vacation-to-portugal-as-rail-strike-loomed\/#%E2%80%9CPete_Buttigieg_took_a_vacation_to_Portugal_as_rail_strike_loomed%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Pete Buttigieg took a vacation to Portugal as rail strike loomed&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPete_Buttigieg_took_a_vacation_to_Portugal_as_rail_strike_loomed%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Pete Buttigieg took a vacation to Portugal as rail strike loomed&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg jetted off for a vacation to Portugal as government and union negotiators worked to avert a nationwide rail-worker strike earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The secretary\u2019s previously unknown \u201cpersonal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>\u201d to the city of Porto was taken just a week before Amtrak announced the cancellation of long-distance routes in anticipation of a strike, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/buttigieg-vacationed-in-europe-as-rail-unions-were-on-verge-of-strike\/\">Washington Free Beacon reported on Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe secretary took a long-planned personal trip from Aug. 29 to Sept. 5,\u201d a Department of Transportation spokesperson told multiple outlets. \u201cAs usual, while traveling on personal time he remained available and engaged on urgent issues, which in this case meant multiple calls with staff and stakeholders to work on the topic of rail labor negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The strike threatened to cost the US economy more than $2 billion in lost output per day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Congress_Rail_Strike_82539jpg-5075a-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A picture of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.\" class=\"wp-image-25031693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Congress_Rail_Strike_82539jpg-5075a-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Congress_Rail_Strike_82539jpg-5075a-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Congress_Rail_Strike_82539jpg-5075a-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Congress_Rail_Strike_82539jpg-5075a-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took a vacation as government and union negotiators worked to avert a nationwide rail-worker strike earlier this year.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden administration negotiators were eventually able to reach a tentative agreement with eight of the 12 rail-worker unions on Sept. 15, and Congress forced the deal upon all of them earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 1, while still on vacation, Buttigieg posted a video of himself on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> that implied he was at a US airport. The former South Bend, Indiana mayor was wearing a suit and touting the DOT\u2019s new Airline Customer Service Dashboard in the video.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Biden cited the \u201chard work\u201d of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, and Buttigieg when the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/09\/15\/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-tentative-railway-labor-agreement\/\">White House announced the tentative deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/MEGA925929_029.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"President Joe Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act in front of the White House.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/MEGA925929_029.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/MEGA925929_029.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1316 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/MEGA925929_029.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/MEGA925929_029.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/MEGA925929_029.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        Biden administration negotiators were eventually able to reach a tentative agreement with eight of the 12 rail-worker unions on Sept. 15.                                   <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Yuri Gripas \u2013 Pool via CNP \/ MEGA<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide inline-slideshow__slide--no-swipe\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/2022-12-13T214544Z_1990557960_RC285Y96TIC3_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-MARRIAGE-BIDEN.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"A picture of Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ).\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/2022-12-13T214544Z_1990557960_RC285Y96TIC3_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-MARRIAGE-BIDEN.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/2022-12-13T214544Z_1990557960_RC285Y96TIC3_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-MARRIAGE-BIDEN.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/2022-12-13T214544Z_1990557960_RC285Y96TIC3_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-MARRIAGE-BIDEN.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/2022-12-13T214544Z_1990557960_RC285Y96TIC3_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-MARRIAGE-BIDEN.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/2022-12-13T214544Z_1990557960_RC285Y96TIC3_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-MARRIAGE-BIDEN.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                        The strike threatened to cost the US economy more than $2 billion in lost output per day.                                   <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">REUTERS<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><br \/>\n                            Advertisement                       <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who voted against forcing the contract on union groups, jabbed Buttigieg on Twitter Wednesday for the trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1603159612135546880?s=20&amp;t=iOIShl3raHMMtd8CvZu8tg\">Nice that Mayor Pete had time to vacation in Europe<\/a> while forcing rail workers to go without sick days,\u201d Hawley wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg\u2019s travel habits also made headlines earlier this week when it was reported that he flew 18 times on taxpayer-funded private jets since taking office in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Buttigieg has used two taxpayer-funded Cessna 560XL jets managed by the Federal Aviation Administration for trips to states including Nevada, Florida, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Ohio, and New Hampshire.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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