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More Than 700 Public Transportation Leaders Convene In Washington To Push
For Tea 21 Reauthorization
Without passage, transit projects will be held up and
public demand won't be met
February 18, 2005
Contacts: Virginia Miller (202) 496-4816 vmiller@apta.com
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More than 700 members of the American Public Transportation
Association (APTA) will convene in Washington, D.C. at the APTA Legislative
Conference March 7-8 to push for passage of a long-term, fully-funded
and guaranteed transportation bill. On Tuesday, APTA members will visit
their congressional representatives to urge increased funding for America's
public transportation systems which provide 32 million trips a day. The
U.S. House of Representatives is expected to move its version of the transportation
bill to the House floor during this week.
Some of the dignitaries participating in APTA's 2005
Legislative Conference are: U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta;
U.S. Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO); U.S. Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD);
U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN); U.S. Representative and T&I Committee
Chair Don Young (R-AK); U.S. Representative Thomas E. Petri (R-WI); U.S.
Representative Steven C. LaTourette (R-OH); and U.S. Chamber of Commerce
President Thomas J. Donohue.
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What:
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2005 APTA Legislative Conference
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Where:
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J.W. Marriott Hotel
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
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When:
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Monday, March 7 and Tuesday, March 8
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Events:
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Some conference events are highlighted below
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Monday, March 7
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| 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. |
Transit Means Business! Delivering the Business Message to
the 109th Congress
- Thomas J. Donohue, president, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Paul M. Weyrich, chair, Free Congress Foundation
- Kim R. Green, vice president, sales and marketing, GFI
GENFARE
- Sharon A. Greene, principal, Sharon Greene and Associates
(Moderator)
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9 - 10:15 a.m.
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Opening Session - What's Ahead for Public Transportation?
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
- Richard J. Bacigalupo, deputy chief executive officer,
Orange County Transportation Authority
- Richard A. White, APTA chair and general manager/chief
executive officer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- William W. Millar, APTA president
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| 10:30-11:45 a.m. |
The Power of Partnerships - A Roundtable Discussion
- Stephen E. Sandherr, chief executive officer, Associated
General Contractors of America
- John Horsley, executive director, American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- Dale J. Marsico, executive director, Community Transportation
Association of America
- Robert A. Molofsky, general counsel, Amalgamated Transit
Union
- David L. Schwartz, chair, National Alliance of Public
Transportation Advocates, and executive director, Friends of Transit
- Michael S. Townes, president/chief executive officer,
Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads-Hampton Roads
Transit (Moderator)
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| 1:45 -3:00 p.m. |
Keeping Mobility Safe and Secure - A Transit Security Roundtable
- Kerry L. Thomas, division director, Office of Domestic
Preparedness, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Allen L. Thompson, minority professional staff member,
Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives
- Neil Campbell, chief of staff to U.S. Senator Jack Reed
- Christopher P. Boylan, deputy executive director, corporate
affairs and communications, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Moderator)
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| 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. |
The View from Capitol Hill
- Sherry Little, majority senior professional staff member,
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
- Sarah Kline, minority counsel, Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
- Joyce Rose, majority professional staff member, Subcommittee
on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives
- Kenneth House, democratic staff director, Subcommittee
on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives.
- Alan C. Wulkan, senior vice president, Parsons Brinckerhoff
(Moderator)
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Tuesday, March 8
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8:45 - 11 a.m.
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Congressional Panel on TEA 21 Reauthorization (scheduled
speaking order)
- Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), member, Committee on Homeland
Security and Government Affairs
- Rep. Thomas E. Petri (R-WI), chair, Highways, Transit
and Pipelines Subcommittee
- Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO), chair, Subcommittee on Housing
and Transportation, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Rep. Steven C. LaTourette (R-OH), chair, Subcommittee
on Railroads, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD), ranking member, Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Rep. Don Young (R-AK), chair, Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
- Richard L. Ruddell, president/executive director, Fort
Worth Transportation Authority
- Richard J. Bacigalupo, deputy chief executive officer,
Orange County Transportation Authority
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| 4 - 5 p.m. |
Congressional Briefing: Economic Impacts of Reauthorization
New Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 538
- Dr. Robert Shapiro, chairman, Sonecon, LLC
- Dr. Kevin Hassett, director of economic studies, American
Enterprise Institute
- Jerry Roper, president and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber
of Commerce
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*** The APTA Media Center will be located in the State Room at the J.W.
Marriott Hotel.
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APTA is a nonprofit international association
of more than 1,500 member organizations including public transportation
systems; planning, design, construction and finance firms; product and
service providers; academic institutions, and state associations and departments
of transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing
safe, efficient and economical public transportation services and products.
Over ninety percent of persons using public transportation in the United
States and Canada are served by APTA members.
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