I heard hope in some of what you had to say there, in that--and responsiveness, that you really seem to want to get there with an MOU that is going to work long term.

What I am asking for, Mr. Ashe, as well as two lawsuits currently are underway, or have been brought, to get the job done.

It makes you wish that back in the day, when things were easy to build, they just built everything, and we would still be enjoying these benefits.

The issue is that we need to build it while the sun shines.

I think this bill, H.R. 3980, could actually be like Moses parting the red tape to get the job done here.

So, as we see with our shortage--I look at it as buckets. The more buckets you have that have stored and been filled to capacity when we have plenty of rain, the longer you can draw up on it.

Indeed, in order to afford to ride high-speed rail, it would have to be subsidized per ticket in the true cost of operating it.

California Legislature being what it is, they are still hell-bent on doing this project as-is.

You know, you would have to pose the question, what is the utility of this project?

Would you like to still go through with this plan, in light of all the other challenges we face...

my proposal was to say just put a pause on any spending until a true plan, stem to stern, could be developed.

It seems to be a shift in opinion by those that govern or regulate us, a different type of people in government these days.