Seventh Annual Conference of the
National Association of State Highway and Transportation Unions
Monday, May 8-Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Holiday Inn on the Hill Washington, D.C, 20001
Monday, May 8, 2006
9:00 a.m. – Welcome – Mary Richards, M.O.S.E.S
9:15 a.m. – Presentation by Ed Wytkind, President of Transportation Trades Dept., AFL-CIO
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. – Congressional Panel: What are the Current Transportation Issues Facing Congress?
- Moderator Helena Zybilkewycz, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
- Ward McGarragher, Minority Chief Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Ruth Van Mark, Majority Deputy Staff Director for Transportation Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. – Presentation – Beyond the Gas Tax: New Revenue Streams for Highway Funding
- Moderator Dennis Houlihan, AFSCME
- Robert Puentes (Brookings Insititute)
- Kate Siggerud (Government Accounting Office)
Lunch – Address by Rep. James Oberstar, Ranking Member — House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. – Fighting to Maintain Current and Retiree Health Benefits – Dania Palanker (SEIU) & Mary Meeker (AFSCME)
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. – Charles Lee, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, U.S. Department of TransportationKurt W. Hyde, Assistant Inspector General for Surface and Maritime Programs, U.S. Department of Transportation
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. – Carolyn Edwards, Program Analysis Team, Office of Legislation and Strategic Planning, Federal Highway Administration
7:00 p.m. – Group Dinner – A.V. Ristorante (607 New York Avenue, NW)
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
8:30 a.m. – Address by Norm Mineta, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary
9:00 a.m. – Highway Robbery II — Davi Kusnet
9:30 a.m. – Surface Transportation Policy Project — Ann Canby
11:00 a.m. – Sharpening Your Lobbying Approach
Lunch – Rep. Don Young, Chairman, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
1 p.m. – 5: p.m. – Lobbying on Capitol Hill
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – Congressional Reception — U.S. Capitol, Room HC-6 House of Representatives Side
Wednesday, May 10, 2016
8:30 a.m. – Report Back From Lobbying
9:30 a.m. – Presentation by Jack Basso, AASHTO
10:15 a.m. – Panel Discussion on Developments at Highway & Transportation Departments Throughout the Nation
- Moderator Frank Spica, Michigan Public Employees SEIU Local 517M
- Wisconsin
- New York
- California
- Connecticut