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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood pledged the administration’s continued support of a well-funded surface transportation authorization bill and thanked APTA for its help with this effort.

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Kevin Desmond, left, general manager, King County Metro Transit, visits with APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy at the Capitol Hill Reception in the Rayburn House Office Building cafeteria.

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During the March 10 meeting of the APTA Board of Directors, APTA Chair Gary C. Thomas displays two newly released APTA white papers.

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A sizable crowd listened to LaHood’s comments at the Opening General Session.

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An APTA Legislative Conference tradition, The Capitol Steps entertained during Monday’s luncheon, sponsored by Veolia.

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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) participated in the “Get Started with Members of Congress” breakfast session March 13.

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FTA Administrator Peter M. Rogoff, second from left, and FRA Administrator Joseph C. Szabo, right, led the “Update from U.S. DOT” General Session. From left are Diana C. Mendes, AICP, session moderator; Rogoff; Melaniphy; Thomas; and Szabo.

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During his Monday morning remarks, Melaniphy emphasized that U.S. public transportation ridership hit a record high in 2011: 10.4 billion trips.

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At a March 14 event, the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials recognized 14 women including SEPTA Board Member Rina Cutler, third from left; Jane Chmielinski, AECOM, fourth from left; Shirley DeLibero, DeLibero Transportation Strategies LLC, fifth from right; Beverly Swaim-Staley, Maryland DOT, third from right; and Dr. Beverly A. Scott, MARTA, right, at an event titled “Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation."

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Former Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT) visits with APTA Vice Chair Flora Castillo, left, and Angela Iannuzziello, first vice chair, APTA Business Member Board of Governors, after addressing the March 12 breakfast, “The ‘Insider’ Perspective for the Transit Industry.”

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Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) speaks Tuesday morning at the APTA Legislative Conference.

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During the Capitol Hill Reception, FTA Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan, left, talks with Lisa Bacot, executive director, Florida Public Transportation Association.

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Members of the APTA Executive Committee—from left, Phillip Washington, Greg Evans, Sharon Greene, and Sharon McBride—head to a meeting with White House officials.

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APTA Past Chair Michael J. Scanlon, left, and Charles Wochele, a member of the APTA Executive Committee, participate in the Tuesday afternoon reception.

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Chatting with Melaniphy, right, at the Capitol Hill Reception are John Saylor, Los Alamos Technical Associates, left, and Joseph Alexander, Alexander Group.

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From left: Huelon Harrison, principal, Legacy Resource Group; Jonathan Lee, business development representative, Parsons Corporation; and Crystal Lyons, president and CEO, Crystal Fortune Lyons LLC, meet at the Tuesday afternoon reception.

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The Leadership APTA Class of 2012 convened during the Legislative Conference.

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The Opening General Session audience welcomed LaHood with a standing ovation