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Bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act Includes $21.2B for Public Transit, $16.6B for Passenger Rail
Bill appropriates overwhelming majority of transit and passenger rail investments authorized in IIJA

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 23, 2022) – The American Public Transportation [...]

Thomas Doyle2022-12-23T14:20:43-05:00December 23, 2022|

APTA CEO Paul P. Skoutelas Testifies Before House T&I Committee
Testimony highlights public transit agencies use of federal COVID-19 emergency funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2021) – Today, American Public [...]

Thomas Doyle2021-09-30T10:26:45-04:00September 30, 2021|

APTA Praises Public Transportation Investments of the Build Back Better Act
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 10, 2021) – “The American Public Transportation [...]

Thomas Doyle2021-09-10T15:56:53-04:00September 10, 2021|

House Appropriations THUD Funding Bill Includes Historic Funding Levels for Public Transit and Passenger Rail
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 13, 2021) – “The American Public Transportation [...]

Thomas Doyle2021-07-13T10:48:11-04:00July 13, 2021|

American Rescue Plan Act Provides Critical and Vital Boost to Public Transportation Industry
Signed into law today, the Act provides $30.5 billion of emergency public transit funding

WASHINGTON (March 11, 2021) – Today, President Biden signed into [...]

Thomas Doyle2021-03-11T14:57:11-05:00March 11, 2021|

APTA Praises Senate Passage of American Rescue Plan Act
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON (March 6, 2021) – “The American Public Transportation Association [...]

Thomas Doyle2021-03-06T14:27:59-05:00March 6, 2021|

APTA Strongly Supports $30.5 Billion of Emergency Public Transit Funding in American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON (February 25, 2021) – “The American Public Transportation Association [...]

Thomas Doyle2021-02-25T12:18:41-05:00February 25, 2021|

APTA Applauds House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Budget Reconciliation Title Providing $30 Billion of COVID-19 Emergency Funding for Public Transit
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON (February 8, 2021) – “The American Public Transportation Association [...]

Thomas Doyle2021-02-08T17:20:30-05:00February 8, 2021|

New Independent Economic Analysis Shows Public Transportation Industry Faces $39.3 Billion Shortfall
New surveys show the pandemic’s devastating impacts on transit agencies and transit industry businesses

KEY HIGHLIGHTS An economic analysis conducted by EBP US Inc. [...]

Thomas Doyle2022-08-22T11:09:12-04:00January 28, 2021|

APTA Congratulates President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President Kamala D. Harris
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 21, 2021) – “On behalf of the [...]

Thomas Doyle2022-08-22T11:09:32-04:00January 21, 2021|

President-Elect Biden’s COVID-19 Package Provides Critical Emergency Funding for Public Transportation
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON (January 14, 2021) – “The American Public Transportation Association [...]

Thomas Doyle2022-08-22T11:09:41-04:00January 14, 2021|

Consolidated Appropriations Act Includes Vital Emergency Funding for Public Transportation
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON (December 21, 2020) – “The American Public Transportation Association [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-12-21T16:08:21-05:00December 21, 2020|

APTA Leads Industry in Urging Congress to #SavePublicTransit
Day of mobilization and engagement will shine light on dire financial crisis facing the industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 14, 2020) – The American Public Transportation [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-12-14T15:49:57-05:00December 14, 2020|

Immediate Action is Needed, with Newly Proposed Bipartisan, Bicameral Coronavirus Relief Plan as Starting Point
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON (December 3, 2020) – “The bipartisan, bicameral proposal of [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-12-03T15:48:04-05:00December 3, 2020|

77 Percent of American Voters Support Emergency Funding for Public Transportation
By a three-to-one margin, voters also want to see action taken to fix public transportation infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 19, 2020) – A supermajority of American [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-11-19T13:52:41-05:00November 19, 2020|

APTA Congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 7, 2020) – “On behalf of the [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-11-11T13:56:23-05:00November 7, 2020|

Public Transportation Industry Urges Immediate Return to Negotiating Table for Covid-19 Emergency Funding
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON (October 7, 2020) – “The American Public Transportation Association [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-10-07T08:50:44-04:00October 7, 2020|

New Heroes Act is Critical to Public Transit Survival
APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas Lauds new COVID-19 Bill

WASHINGTON (September 28, 2020) – “The newly proposed COVID-19 emergency [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-09-28T19:02:05-04:00September 28, 2020|

APTA Applauds Introduction of House Bill to Extend Transportation Appropriations and Surface Transportation Authorization Acts
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON (September 21, 2020) – “The American Public Transportation Association [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-09-21T14:12:49-04:00September 21, 2020|

New APTA Survey Data Shows Public Transportation Systems and Business Supporting the Industry Face an Increasingly Dire Situation
Released today, the data supports the need for at least $32 billion in additional emergency funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 15, 2020) – Six in 10 public [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-09-15T17:11:32-04:00September 15, 2020|

Providing $32 Billion of Critical Emergency Funding for Public Transportation Must Be Top Priority When Congress Returns Next Week
Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas

WASHINGTON (September 2, 2020) – “Upon returning to Capitol Hill [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-09-02T16:21:40-04:00September 2, 2020|

APTA, Industry Leaders Discuss Urgent and Dire Need for Additional COVID-19 Relief Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 28, 2020) – Today, the American Public [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-07-28T17:40:20-04:00July 28, 2020|

Statement from APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas
The series of COVID-19 bills released this evening ignores the dire situation facing the public transportation industry

WASHINGTON (July 27, 2020) – “The series of COVID-19 bills [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-07-27T18:38:08-04:00July 27, 2020|

American Public Transportation Association Hosts 2020 Virtual Fly-In for Congress
Business Members and Transit Board Members connect with congressional offices from home

WASHINGTON (May 19, 2020) – Today, the American Public Transportation [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-05-19T14:53:02-04:00May 19, 2020|

APTA, Industry Leaders Discuss COVID-19 Challenges and Need for Emergency Response and Recovery Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 12, 2020) – Today, the American Public [...]

Thomas Doyle2020-05-12T16:30:31-04:00May 12, 2020|