Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), third from right, chairman of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, welcomes APTA officers and transit professionals to Capitol Hill on March 16. From left are APTA First Vice Chair Michael J. Scanlon; APTA Chair M.P. Carter; Greg Evans, a board member of the Lane Transit District (LTD) in Eugene, OR; DeFazio; LTD General Manager Mark Pangborn; and APTA President William Millar.

Benjamin Rosenbaum, second from left, legislative assistant to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), meets with representatives of Daimler Buses, from left: Pat Scully, chief commercial officer; Joanna Foust, legislative director; and Bob Buchanan, consultant.