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nbsp;Blackburn said on the Senate floor Tuesday that Buttigieg had signaled during committee hearings that he would "put the administration’s environmental goals ahead of some very basic changes to federal policy that would lighten regulatory load on county and city mayors trying to get transportation projects off the ground. d96805 CUOMO DEFIANT AS NURSING HOME SCANDAL EXPANDS, VOWS TO 'AGGRESSIVELY' TAKE ON 'LIES'The clarification comes after Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa told lawmakers weeks ago that Cuomo regularly conferred with Osterholm and other top doctors for advice to guide policies related to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. d96805 Despite his efforts to chalk up the drama-filled weeks to partisan politics, as questions swirling around his handling of the pandemic continue, the administration was forced to admit recently that nursing home deaths had topped 15,000-- nearly 10,000 more than was originally reported by the state at the end of January. d96805 In remarks made by Biden last month before signing executive actions on tackling climate change, the president pointed to "a key plank" of his Build Back Better Recovery Plan, which he noted "is building a modern, resilient climate infrastructure and clean energy future that will create millions of good-paying union jobs. d96805