ATLANTA — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made a stop in Atlanta on Friday to tout President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan.
The secretary joined several Georgia Politicians including Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to discuss the plan’s impact on Georgia’s transportation.
Buttigieg said it's important that all of Georgia's residents share the benefits of transportation investments, saying transportation is a civil right and at its best an opportunity.
The American Jobs Plan is the Biden administration's more than $2 trillion proposal for investments in infrastructure that the White House says will address roads, bridges, airports and other transit upgrades, as well as tackle areas such as drinking water, clean energy, and internet access.
Not only does Buttigieg believe the plan can reconnect and restore neighborhoods that have been divided by highways or other infrastructures, he said 40% of the infrastructure investments would go to underserved communities.
He also touched on housing affordability, saying President Biden's new plan will address it.
The administration unveiled the plan at the end of March, and is making a push for Congress to pass the package.