Pete Buttigieg

There were calls I disagreed with.

There were calls I disagreed with.

There were also a lot of times when it looked like something wasn't going to happen and then somehow it happened.

There were also a lot of times when it looked like something wasn't going to happen and then somehow it happened.

And that was where I do think it helped to have a president who spent as much time as he did in the Senate because it really felt like the infrastructure bill was dead.

And that was where I do think it helped to have a president who spent as much time as he did in the Senate because it really felt like the infrastructure bill was dead.

We forget this now because it happened and it's kind of hard to imagine it was any other way, but...

We forget this now because it happened and it's kind of hard to imagine it was any other way, but...

It was proclaimed dead many, many times in that summer of 2021 before it got done.

It was proclaimed dead many, many times in that summer of 2021 before it got done.

So these moments of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

So these moments of snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

You know, the word gatekeeper gets used a lot for White House staff.

You know, the word gatekeeper gets used a lot for White House staff.

I don't think that's unfair.

I don't think that's unfair.

I would also say, though, that I don't say that's new.

I would also say, though, that I don't say that's new.

You know, the gatekeeper is often the kind of other word you use for a chief of staff.

You know, the gatekeeper is often the kind of other word you use for a chief of staff.