Peter Rogoff

In this segment of View from the Administration, F.T.A. Administrator Peter M. Rogoff speaks candidly about his meteoric rise from a Congressional staffer, to head one of the nation's top transportation agencies. Rogoff spent 22 years on Capitol Hill; 14 years as the Democratic Staff Director of the Transportation Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate May 21, 2009, Rogoff shares his views about the upcoming surface transportation authorization bill and what he calls the untold story about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Rogoff also discusses his personal life and reveals which of these two broadcast channels he prefers watching more; CSPAN or ESPN.