history has shown that what is right and what is popular may from time to time diverge

I meant mandatory testing of every single violent criminal.

I think it is a very valuable tool, and I assume that all of you would support mandatory DNA testing of violent criminals.

That is the area where the prioritization would make the most sense?

I have just a minute or so left and two more questions.

Let the record reflect that all five heads were nodding in agreement.

I would presume that in the new Federal role that is proposed, either the Federal agency or the delegated authority to the State with Federal support would, as a minimum, certify these systems as being functional.

In that 2006 review of GAO, you made recommendations but you did not recommend a Federal Government takeover, as proposed in this legislation.

If we subsidized these transit systems at the rate we subsidize the airline infrastructure and the road infrastructure, these problems might be self-correcting because the money would be adequate to do this.

There are a lot of certified agencies operating systems that are not that good.

The thrust of the legislation is to have a transit system independent safety oversight body.

There has been a number of incidents since 2006 that I think have heightened awareness toward strategy that have even occurred in the last 10 or 12 months.

I appreciate that. It helps clarify your intentions.

Uniformity of regulation is something that our members hold as a very important value.

I would think--and I am not an expert, but that seldom stops us from asking questions.

I would ask that within the Administration you use whatever efforts you have to try to assure that water and wastewater infrastructure are included in the jobs plan.

it really is not a deficit problem to move it forward and get it done now while we need the jobs.

For over a quarter of water systems have violated the arsenic or radioactive standards, there is no record that they were ever contacted by a regulator.