House Republicans Vote Against Bill Forcing Pete Buttigieg to Disclose Publicly-Funded Flights

10 House Republicans joined Democrats to let Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg off the hook from disclosing his flight records on taxpayer-funded jets.

Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) introduced the amendment to H.R. 3935, the “Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act,” and requested a vote.

“Miller (R-IL) – Amendment No. 64 – Requires a report on the Secretary of Transportation flight records – VOTE REQUESTED,” The Republican Cloakroom writes.

In a 219-216 vote, the amendment failed to pass.

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According to the roll call, 10 Republicans voted against while three Democrats voted in favor of the amendment which had language to “require a report on the Secretary of Transportation flight records.”

“We are disappointed that Representative Miller’s important amendment failed,” Caitlin Sutherland, the executive director for watchdog group Americans for Public Trust (APT), told Fox News Digital. “After Secretary Buttigieg was caught excessively using a taxpayer-funded private jet, his department doubled-down and is refusing to release the true cost of these flights.”

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“That’s why we’re suing the FAA, because it is the right of the American people to have these records and they deserve transparency,” she added.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo., and GOP Reps. Troy Balderson, Jack Bergman, Brian Fitzpatrick, Garret Graves, David Joyce, Jennifer Kiggans, Marcus Molinaro and Brandon Williams voted against the amendment.

Democratic Reps. Yadira Caraveo, Ted Lieu and Katie Porter voted in favor of the bill.

The bill’s defeat Wednesday comes seven months after a Fox News Digital report that showed Buttigieg, a vocal proponent of sweeping climate measures, took at least 18 flights using the FAA’s taxpayer-funded private jets between early 2021 and mid-2022. The report identified the flights using Buttigieg’s internal calendar obtained by APT.

The U.S. House of Representatives also voted against an amendment to reinstate pilots fired from the COVID-19 jab mandates.

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