This bill, obviously, is going to be very important to Oregon as to the other 50 States.
we figure we can go from 14 years average delivery on a major transit project to maybe 3 under our proposal.
And to compare projects across modes and have flexibility----
I guess I would like to know what are the offsets, when are we going to see the cost benefit analysis, when are we going...
Right. Well, I am well aware of that, and that is why we are concerned about 18 months versus the predictability of six ...
They cannot commit themselves to something for which they cannot reasonably guarantee or foresee revenues.
Okay. Well, so we are basically waiting, and you guys have some big plans, but we don't know about them, and it has got ...
Yes, but the point is uncertainty. Okay, thank you. I don't think you have answered it.
How is the State going to plan a two or three year major project if they are only guaranteed 18 months of funding?
I am a bit puzzled about the 18-month proposal.
So it doesn't sound like we have a red tape problem here.
We just had a law change regarding the Recovery Act signed by the President yesterday that may serve to retain even more...
I am proposing a very simple revenue issue and I gave it to Chief of Staff this morning.
the measures are not being followed.
Well, 450 is trust funded or General Fund into transit. Of that, because of the way scoring and outlays work, we need to...
I can't agree with you that what the President is proposing is more of the Bush era policy.
I voted against the balanced budget agreement because I didn't think it was real. And I am sorry that the Republicans ga...
I would like to praise the plan that you put forward, and three things that I had been advocating for were in the plan.