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Buttigieg Acknowledges Overstating Infrastructure Plan Job-Creation Figure by 16 Million

Buttigieg Acknowledges Overstating Infrastructure Plan Job-Creation Figure by 16 Million
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during a daily press briefing at the White House on April 9, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledged misrepresented the number of new jobs President Joe Biden’s proposed $2 trillion-plus infrastructure plan would create, essentially conceding that he had overstated the figure by around 16 million.

Buttigieg appeared on Fox News on April 11, with anchor Chris Wallace asking whether he agrees that he and other Biden administration officials exaggerated the jobs impact of the American Jobs Plan.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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