Mary Landrieu: “I appreciate that because if people cannot afford to be in the program, then you will not have a program, and the debt…”

I generally support the goals of the enhancements to the FAST Act, and do believe, as Senator McCaskill said, that having--and both of you--a permanent director, a budget, a staff to give some strength to what you all are trying to do.

Yes, it is. Go ahead, Megan.

There is a lot of room to avoid duplication.

That MOU would not have been possible without Alex and without the Federal push coming down to tell them, 'You must work together,' and maybe we need stronger.