The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board Chair John Fasana has applauded the naming of Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) as a new member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 115th Congress.
“On behalf of Metro, we are excited to learn that Congressman Alan Lowenthal will be serving on the powerful and influential House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the new 115th Congress,’ said Metro Board Chair John Fasana. “Congressman Lowenthal brings decades of experience in successfully advancing and addressing transportation issues at the local, state, and national level. Metro looks forward to working with Congressman Lowenthal in the days and months ahead as our agency continues to bring, in partnership with the federal government, more mobility to Los Angeles County residents,” added Fasana.
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has jurisdiction over all modes of transportation: aviation, maritime and waterborne transportation, highways, bridges, mass transit, and railroads. The Committee also has jurisdiction over other aspects of our national infrastructure, such as clean water and waste water management, the transport of resources by pipeline, flood damage reduction, the management of federally owned real estate and public buildings, the development of economically depressed rural and urban areas, disaster preparedness and response, and hazardous materials transportation.
Congressman Lowenthal brings over 20 years of experience in elected office working on transportation, infrastructure, and goods movement issues at the local, state, and national level to the caucus. During his tenure in the California State Legislature, he served as chair of the California State Senate Transportation Committee for six years and as chair of the California Select Committee on Ports for 14 years.
