'The work that we are doing is joyful, fulfilling, wonderful work, it's important work,” says Buttigieg (via toofab)
Buttigieg's critics are unhappy with the timing of the leave, as the US faces a supply chain crisis in the run up to Christmas, with many parents worried about the resulting increase on costs and lack of availability.
Buttigieg warned elsewhere in the interview that the problem may well continue into next year, although he insisted Christmas 2021 was going to look a lot better than 2020's. "Certainly a lot of the challenges that we've been experiencing this year will continue into next year," he said."Look, part of what is happening isn't just the supply side, it's the demand side. Demand is off the charts. Retail sales are through the roof."
"And if you think about those images of ships, for example, waiting at anchor on the West Coast – every one of those ships is full of record amounts of goods that Americans are buying because demand is up because income is up because the president has successfully guided this economy out of the teeth of a terrifying recession."
He added:"Our supply chains can't keep up. And of course, our supply chains, that’s a complicated system that is mostly in private hands, and rightly so. Our role is to be an honest broker, bring together all of the different the players there, secure commitments and get solutions that are going to make it easier."
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