“I’m more attuned to all of the different ways you can have a good life, only some of which involve public life.”

— Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, quoted by NOTUS, in how parenthood has changed him. He wouldn’t say if he would continue in his current job if President Biden wins another term.

Politico: “Under the new rule, airlines can’t simply give the passengers a voucher for a future flight. The Transportation Department also issued a rule Wednesday intended to force airlines and third-party ticket bookers to disclose add-on fees for items such as checked bags.”

“It’s a significant advance for the administration’s tough-cop approach to the airline industry.”

President Biden is expected to ask Congress to approve more than $1 billion to help rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Punchbowl News reports.

President Biden traveled to Wisconsin to promote a $1 billion infrastructure project, contrasting his performance with the chaotic “Infrastructure Week” plans of former President Donald Trump, the New York Times reports.

“President Joe Biden has privately flashed impatience to his senior advisers as his White House struggles to change public opinion on his economic record ahead of the 2024 election, expressing deep frustration that he can’t show off physical construction of many projects that his signature legislative accomplishments will fund,” CNN reports.

“The Transportation Department is slapping Southwest Airlines with the largest consumer protection penalty in the agency’s history, a response for last year’s days-long meltdown that stranded thousands of travelers and aircrew nationwide,” Politico reports.

President Biden’s announcement today of $8.2 billion for various rail projects is “the largest federal investment in passenger rail transportation since Amtrak was created in 1971,” CBS News reports.

“The Biden administration will announce a $16.4 billion investment for rail projects along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor on Monday as part of the overall investments in infrastructure by President Biden, a longtime Amtrak user,” The Hill reports.

“Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to the battleground state of Georgia this week to show off infrastructure investments funded by the Biden administration that she’ll say are benefiting residents of the Peach State,” Bloomberg reports.

Washington Post: “Nearly two years after Congress finalized the first in a series of measures to improve the nation’s aging infrastructure and combat climate change, some of the GOP lawmakers who originally tried to scuttle the spending are now welcoming it.

“They have privately courted newly available federal money to improve their local roads, bridges, pipes, ports and internet connections, and publicly celebrated when their cities and states have secured a portion of the aid. The dynamic has created some uncomfortable contrasts, since those same GOP lawmakers still maintain that President Biden’s legislative agenda has served as a drag on the nation’s economy, worsening inflation.”

New York Times: “The federal government is on track to give $6.88 billion, the most ever awarded to a mass-transit project, for the construction of a second rail tunnel under the Hudson River to New York City…”

“The two-tube tunnel is part of Gateway, a massive infrastructure project that is widely considered the most important in the country. The new tunnel would supplement a troublesome pair of single-track tunnels that opened in 1910 and have been steadily deteriorating since Hurricane Sandy flooded them with salt water in 2012.”

“The FAA issued a ground stop for flights into New York’s LaGuardia Airport until at least 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon due to visibility issues caused by smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires,” The Messenger reports.

“The Biden administration intends to propose a new rule that would require airlines to compensate passengers when flight plans change drastically due to causes within the carriers’ control,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Public transit companies in Germany say more than 3 million people have already snapped up a new ticket being launched Monday that allows them to use all local and regional trains, buses and metros across the country for 49 euros ($53.90) a month,” the AP reports.

“The new Germany Ticket is intended to encourage people to ditch their cars in favor of more environmentally friendly forms of transportation.”

“President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is withdrawing his name from nomination due to ‘an onslaught of unfounded Republican attacks’ on the nominee’s service and experience,” CNN reports.

“Phillip Washington’s nomination was first announced by the White House last year, but has faced strong criticism from Republican lawmakers over a number of issues, including Washington’s slim aviation credentials and his potential legal entanglements.”

Bloomberg: “While there seems to be enough domestic fiber optic cable to connect communities, the electronic components such as routers that transform glass strands into data highways are made mainly in other countries. Cable providers, chip makers and wireless carriers are pleading for relief from the requirement to ‘buy American.’”