Buttigieg urges Congress not to let partisan politics impede recovery: "Tomorrow it could be your district"

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday said he hopes Congress won't let partisan politics get in the way of the recovery and rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key bridge.

"Infrastructure is – or at least ought to be – a bipartisan priority," Buttigieg said during a briefing at the White House. "I know that partisanship has gotten in the way of some important functions and expenditures."

But Buttigieg left some room for optimism that lawmakers will work together and overcome their political differences.

"I would also remind any members who might find themselves on the fence ... that today this is happening in Baltimore, tomorrow it could be your district. And we really need to stand together – red, blue and purple – to get these things done."