The Commonwealth October/November 2021

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Pete Buttigieg and Alex Padilla:

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GOING ELECTRIC THE LONG-ANTICIPATED ELECTRIFICATION OF THE

transportation network is happening now. Will the United States be a leader or a follower in this revolution? What public policy measures are needed to ensure American jobs and American companies are at the forefront? From the June 11, 2021, online program “Electrifying the Transportation Future: 12th Annual Mineta National Transportation Finance Summit.” This program was supported by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San José State University. PETE BUTTIGIEG, U.S. Secretary of Transportation ALEX PADILLA, U.S. Senator (D-CA); Former California Secretary of State KAREN PHILBRICK, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute— Program Emcee

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