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Business Members Strongly Advocate for Public Transit Funding on Capitol Hill

Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, discussed the importance of investing in public transportation infrastructure at a Capitol Hill fly-in conducted by APTA’s Business Member Board of Governors (BMBG) on May 18 during National Infrastructure Week.

“Direct federal funding of public transportation must underpin any new initiative,” said APTA Acting President and CEO Richard White, who hosted the fly-in’s opening session featuring Graves.

“While financing, public-private partnerships and regulatory reform are important, those tools require direct federal funding to be effective. Using existing public transportation programs is the most efficient way to address our infrastructure needs, create new jobs and boost private sector growth,” he added.

During the day-long event, BMBG representatives met with 45 members of Congress and key congressional staff to advocate for robust public transit funding and to fend off threats to public transportation programs proposed by the Trump administration.

“As APTA business members, we are the private piece of the national public transportation industry footprint, and we are proof that the jobs and economic impact go beyond simply where public transit systems operate,” said Jeff Wharton, BMBG chair.

“Our supply chain is nation-wide and we provide manufacturing and construction-related jobs in small towns, rural areas and urban areas of all sizes," Wharton added.

APTA member businesses also took out a one-page ad in several Capitol Hill publications to show that private businesses strongly support public transit investment. See the ad here​ and read APTA’s statement at www.apta.com.

 

Rep. Sam Graves addressed APTA's business members during a fly-in on Capitol Hill to advocate for public transit funding.

 

 

 
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