February 19, 2010
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LaHood, Szabo to Speak at Legislative Conference; Rothenberg Featured
For the latest on what’s happening politically in Washington, DC, as well as an overview of the upcoming midterm elections, APTA members will not want to miss political commentator Stuart Rothenberg, publisher of The Rothenberg Political Report, who will headline the late afternoon “Welcome to Washington” session March 14 during the 2010 APTA Legislative Conference at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington.
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo are also speaking at this year’s conference. LaHood will address the March 15 Opening General Session, while Szabo will participate in the “Update from U.S. DOT” session that afternoon.
Rothenberg writes a twice-weekly column in Capitol Hill’s Roll Call and contributes op-ed pieces to such newspapers as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. He has been a political analyst for CBS News and CNN and has appeared on television programs including NBC’s Meet the Press and Today, ABC’s This Week and Nightline, and The McLaughlin Group.
Other highlights of the conference include reports from members of Congress—including Reps. James L. Oberstar (D-MN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Steven LaTourette (R-OH)—the morning of March 16 and entertainment by the innovative and topically timely Capitol Steps at the March 15 luncheon session.
The conference will begin with committee meetings throughout the weekend and the Welcome Reception Sunday evening. Other activities will include a March 15 breakfast sponsored by APTA’s business members, “The ‘Insider’ Perspective on the Transit Industry”; the keynote address at the Opening General Session, “What’s Ahead for Transit–New Opportunities in 2010”; and panel presentations by key stakeholders in the transportation authorization process, representatives of DOT’s modal administrations, and transit-focused congressional staff. Concurrent sessions will examine issues of such interest as high-speed and commuter rail and climate change, sustainability, livability, and public transportation.
On March 16, the “Get Started with Members of Congress Breakfast” will showcase several Congressional speakers on topics of importance to public transportation professionals. The afternoon schedule is deliberately open so conference participants can visit their representatives and senators on Capitol Hill to make the case for increased investment in public transit, followed by the closing reception co-hosted by APTA and the Amalgamated Transit Union.
The day after the conference concludes, the Federal Transit Administration will hold a workshop on the New and Small Starts program on Wednesday morning, March 17.
Program information is available from Meredith Slesinger at (202) 496-4860. Registration information can be found here.
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