2015 Legislative Breakfast

Description

This year at TMACC's Annual Legislative Breakfast, the Honorable Patrick Meehan will be discussing exclusive information regarding the Ways and Means Committee and how they plan on finding funding for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization & Reform Act of 2015.  TMACC will also be honoring SEPTA's retired General Manager, Joe Casey, for his many years of service to the Greater Philadelphia Corridor.  

Speaker Biographies
Congressman Patrick Meehan
Patrick Meehan represents Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District in the United States Congress.  Currently serving his third term in Congress, Meehan serves on the influential House Ways and Means Committee, as well as the Committee on Ethics. On the Ways and Means Committee, Meehan serves on the Human Resources and Oversight Subcommittees. The Ways and Means Committee is the House's chief tax-writing body, with broad jurisdiction over issues critical to Southeastern Pennsylvania like health care and trade.

Elected to Congress in 2010, Meehan has made economic growth in Southeastern Pennsylvania a top priority by supporting projects like the revitalization of the area’s refineries, the expansion of Philadelphia International Airport and the deepening of the Delaware River shipping channel – projects that mean jobs for the region. He’s fighting to reform our broken tax code, reduce our national debt, and rein in out-of-control Washington regulations.

Joe Casey, Retired SEPTA GM
Joseph M. Casey recently retired as the General Manager of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the sixth largest transit operation in the United States serving a 2,200 square mile, five county service region along with selected destinations in New Jersey and Delaware.   A 34 year SEPTA employee, he was appointed as the ninth General Manager in February 2008.  SEPTA is a $3 billion transit asset with an annual Operating Budget of $1.3 billion; an annual Capital Budget of $571 million; and an asset pension plan of $976 million.  

During his tenure at SEPTA, Mr. Casey was successful in establishing balanced Operating Budgets for 16 years, streamlining expenses and reducing costs, and containing overall budget growth even in the face of skyrocketing healthcare and fuel costs.  Under his financial direction, SEPTA generated new income, in excess of $33 million, from non-traditional sources, including advertising and investment income.