The Checkup with Doctor Mike Pitching Pete Buttigieg My New Healthcare Plan
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May 3, 2026 
Pete Buttigieg, former mayor and U.S. Secretary of Transportation who led major infrastructure efforts and speaks as a parent. He discusses persuasion in politics, speeding up infrastructure delivery, airline and roadway safety, automated vehicles, and personal experiences with infant RSV and parental leave. Short, candid conversations about fixing healthcare access and mobilizing citizens for reform.
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Local Office Trains You To Be Accessible
- Local government creates habits of accessibility and accountability that national politics lacks.
- Buttigieg contrasted mayoral everyday access to constituents with senators who avoid reporters and highlighted local government's less partisan problem-solving.
Use All Tools To Protect Consumers
- Prioritize safety, infrastructure, and consumer protection together when running transport systems.
- As Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg used enforcement, legislation, and transparency to recover over $1B in passenger refunds.
We Tolerate Unnecessary Infrastructure Delays
- The US tolerates excessive cost and delay for public projects because of red tape and political gamesmanship.
- Buttigieg instituted bureaucratic shot clocks and digital paperwork to speed infrastructure delivery.