Pete Buttigieg: We Are Doing Everything that Can Be Done To Get This Bridge Back Up

GEIST Now U S ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Pete Buttigieg Mr ░░░░░░░░ thanks for your time ░░░░░░░░ morning Obviously this first ░░░░░░░░ foremost is a human ░░░░░░░░ There are six people ░░░░░░░░ families are mourning them ░░░░░░░░ From your point of ░░░░░░░░ though also a transportation ░░░░░░░░ logistical and infrastructure disaster ░░░░░░░░ do you begin to ░░░░░░░░ your arms around a ░░░░░░░░ that was so vital ░░░░░░░░ commerce in this country ░░░░░░░░ Well you re right ░░░░░░░░ and foremost our hearts ░░░░░░░░ out to all of ░░░░░░░░ families of the victims ░░░░░░░░ our thanks go out ░░░░░░░░ all of the first ░░░░░░░░ who unquestionably saved lives ░░░░░░░░ their response to this ░░░░░░░░ Now we have to ░░░░░░░░ for what s next ░░░░░░░░ Key Bridge was a ░░░░░░░░ important thoroughfare for vehicles ░░░░░░░░ because the bridge is ░░░░░░░░ and the ship is ░░░░░░░░ there that channel is ░░░░░░░░ that is the main ░░░░░░░░ really the only channel ░░░░░░░░ get to the majority ░░░░░░░░ the port facilities in ░░░░░░░░ It s a top ░░░░░░░░ port vehicle handling port ░░░░░░░░ the U S that ░░░░░░░░ not just cars by ░░░░░░░░ way that also includes ░░░░░░░░ lot of farm equipment ░░░░░░░░ is a very important ░░░░░░░░ for the American economy ░░░░░░░░ s a small area ░░░░░░░░ is outside of the ░░░░░░░░ It s called Sparrow ░░░░░░░░ there s a facility ░░░░░░░░ Tradepoint there We re ░░░░░░░░ looking at how that ░░░░░░░░ play a role in ░░░░░░░░ through this next period ░░░░░░░░ it is nothing like ░░░░░░░░ capacity that is in ░░░░░░░░ the main part of ░░░░░░░░ port itself And thousands ░░░░░░░░ workers you know if ░░░░░░░░ aren t moving they ░░░░░░░░ not getting paid So ░░░░░░░░ re very concerned for ░░░░░░░░ And the bottom line ░░░░░░░░ that we are doing ░░░░░░░░ that can be done ░░░░░░░░ that we can get ░░░░░░░░ bridge back up and ░░░░░░░░ that port back open.”