John W. Olver: “But let us be honest. It sounds more like the female punishment act. It spells out exact responsibilities and…”

Reclaiming my time, the language of the amendment, as I have it before me, says none of the funds made available by this Act may be used for high-speed rail in the State of California, or for the California High-Speed Rail Authority.

I think that what the chairman has said is probably about as good as it gets. What we have now is a slightly amended version of the proposal. My understanding is that the major long-distance trucking companies are against this language and…

Reclaiming my time, we have no idea whether the Supreme Court will take this case. In the meantime, until such time it is taken and they do it, and we can't assume that, then the actions of HUD are proper in reaching a disparate impact…

At this point, I really don't know whether your understanding is anywhere close to mine. I think this is an amendment deserving of opposition, so I am opposing the amendment. I think this amendment should not be adopted, and you can do as…