April 13, 2012 at 8:00AM - April 13, 2012 at 9:30AM
Location: W20-306
Stratton Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 12:00 pm
Alex Herrgott
Director, Transportation and Infrastructure
Congressional and Public Affairs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Topic: Federal Surface Transportation: Perspectives from Inside the Beltway
Date: Friday, April 13, 2012
Location: W20-306
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Time: 12:00 pm – Complimentary lunch
12:30 pm – Lecture begins
Short description:
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which authorized U.S. federal transportation spending, expired in 2009. Since then, transportation spending has been continued through the use of a series of short-term extensions. Currently, reauthorization bills have been introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate, but with substantial differences. This presentation will provide an overview of current federal transportation programs, the reforms included in the bill and a prognosis on future legislation. The presentation will conclude with a question and answer session.
Bio:
Alex Herrgott is director of Transportation & Infrastructure in the Congressional and Public Affairs Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the primary lobbyist for transportation, infrastructure, and related issues.
Before coming to the Chamber, Herrgott worked for eight years on Capitol Hill. Initially hired to staff Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) on transportation and infrastructure issues, Herrgott served as the primary staff responsible fornegotiating the transportation reauthorization bill of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU: PL109-59). By 2011, Herrgott was a lead staffer responsible for drafting language for the Senate version of the new SAFETEA-LU reauthorization legislation.
Herrgott received his bachelor’s business administration degree in finance from The George Washington University. He is a resident of Washington, D.C.
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