Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Vice Admiral Peter Gautier, deputy commandant for operations for the U.S. Coast Guard, brief reporters about the Baltimore bridge collapse at the White House in Washington, March 27, 2024. (Doug Mills/The New

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Vice Admiral Peter Gautier, deputy commandant for operations for the U.S. Coast Guard, brief reporters about the Baltimore bridge collapse at the White House in Washington, March 27, 2024. Buttigieg told reporters that the administration was concerned about the economic impact of disruptions at the Port of Baltimore, with some 8,000 jobs directly tied to activity at the port. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)