On the recordJune 9, 2014
The amendment that I am offering today with my good friends--Congressman Langevin, Congressman Price, and Congressman Quigley--will increase funding for FTA technical assistance and training back simply to the 2014 levels. Individuals with disabilities and older adults disproportionately rely on public transit to live, learn, work, and access recreation in their communities. There is a complex and ever-evolving need to adapt our transit systems and services, so they are more accessible for people with disabilities and older adults who rely on them. FTA, Mr. Chairman, has a long history of working with Easter Seals, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and others to provide training, technical assistance, and other problem-solving support to the transit industry, people with disabilities, and older adults; and it is imperative for this work to continue as more people age and more people with disabilities seek to live as independently as possible.
