APTA Holds Webinar on Impacts of Executive Actions on Public Transportation
2/21/2025
More than 1,300 APTA members joined the association’s Impacts of Executive Actions on Public Transportation webinar Feb. 20. APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas kicked off the event, explaining that it was the first in a series of informative discussions that APTA will hold on the Executive Orders and directives.
Also speaking were three APTA senior attorneys: Ward McCarragher, APTA vice president for government affairs and advocacy; Taria Barron, APTA general counsel; and Stacie Tiongson, APTA senior director, government affairs and advocacy.
Skoutelas informed participants that, since January 20, President Trump has issued almost 100 Executive Orders, Memoranda, and Proclamations to carry out his Administration’s policy goals and agenda. Many of these directives, together with USDOT actions, he said, directly impact the public transportation industry. For example, they pause some transportation funding; terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; impose new tariffs; and establish priorities for USDOT competitive grants.
Skoutelas said that APTA is continuing to both track and analyze the Administration’s policy announcements that directly impact the industry. APTA staff update on a daily basis the association’s Executive and Regulatory Actions Tracker, which provides real-time updates and summaries regarding the President’s Executive Orders and other Administration actions that impact the public transportation industry.
“Our mission and core values remain as important as ever, and our work to support, strengthen, and advocate for public transportation continues,” Skoutelas said.
McCarragher discussed funding, Green New Deal, DOT orders, and tariff issues that could affect the industry. Barron touched on Executive Orders that affect diversity, equity, and inclusion. Tiongson spoke about orders on immigration enforcement and the regulatory process.