Kit Bond

I am concerned that we are looking to the Federal Government to be involved in the decisionmaking.

We look forward to your sharing with us.

That will be your----

Are they able to handle the resources and the demands that they are expecting now?

Are there--is there tie-in between pay, or--is there any performance bonus for those who meet it or penalties for those who don't?

Well, it has to be less costly.

Are there any dedicated sources of funding that you're looking at, outside of putting Acela-type trains on, that generate a profit?

I would hope that the requests you have would have reasonable timelines that are achievable.

So, that was a mistake, trying to put the time deadline on it.

As a former Governor, I can tell you that looking to the States to make massive investments in high-speed rail is not going to happen anytime soon.

I assure you, Mr. Administrator, we will have to do that.

So, we should absolutely ignore the $446 million request for Amtrak.

We're up against the wall now.

I suggest that's your problem, not ours.

Thank you very much, Mr. Administrator. I am concerned that you talked about, 'We need to find some alternatives. We don't know what they are.'

I hope where you find the requisite potential criminal intent, you refer them for criminal prosecution because some of this is shoddy, but in some instances, it is criminal.

How are you dealing with the mortgage default problems, especially in light of the proposed FHA reforms?

We want to know how--I mean, are we wasting money on HOME. I thought that HOME was going to do that.

So what we want to do with Choice Neighborhoods is to say it has been so effective on public housing.

And the other thing, I appreciate you mentioning my old friend, HOPE VI again.

Well, we want to see what needs to be done.

I think when TRA was promised, was proposed--the legislation was promised this month--it is clearly a big and controversial effort, had lots of questions with it.

I have some concerns about if there is a cutback in the 2012 budget based on problems with the deficit.

You ought to decide with DOT whether it is sustainability or livability would be helpful.

Well, I think that is very important that you have a right to ask of the local communities or regional areas what their plans are, and that is something I have worked on for about 40 years.