Newsmakers: June 10, 2022: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on the state of American ag infrastructure

The 2021 infrastructure bill represented a massive investment in the nation’s infrastructure, including in the needs of rural America. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Newsmakers to discuss the administration’s implementation schedule and what he sees as the big issues facing American ag infrastructure. Then, Peter Friedmann with the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition and Anne Steckel with the National Farmers Union take a look at other key legislation, the needs of the ag infrastructure workforce, and the role of electric vehicles in the future of the nation’s transportation fleet.