Former DOT Secretary Ray LaHood On Pete Buttigieg As Next Transportation Chief

Ray LaHood had previously backed former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for transportation secretary in the Biden administration.

By Stephanie Kim

Dec. 16, 2020, 5 p.m. CT

Former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be transportation secretary reacts to his nomination as Biden looks on during a news conference at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Kevin Lamarque / Pool via AP

Former DOT Secretary Ray LaHood On Pete Buttigieg As Next Transportation Chief

Ray LaHood had previously backed former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for transportation secretary in the Biden administration.

By Stephanie Kim

Dec. 16, 2020, 5 p.m. CT

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President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced Pete Buttigieg as his pick for secretary of transportation. If confirmed, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., would be the first openly gay person to lead a cabinet department in U.S. history.

Reset talks to former transportation secretary Ray LaHood for his thoughts on Biden’s pick and some of the key priorities for the incoming administration.

GUEST: Ray LaHood, former Transportation Secretary (2009-2013); former GOP congressman from Peoria (1995-2009)