John D. Porcari: “We have serious legal and policy concerns with the proposed emissions trading scheme. It is extra territorial.”

We would be derelict in our duty if we did not examine how these arbitrary and massive cuts will impact core Government services.

As important as the discussion is today about reengineering the process, greater efficiencies, more concurrent process, all of which we support, that only helps if the money is there to actually build the project at the end of it.

We don't have any portion of the transportation system that stands totally on its own legs financially.

We need to, as I have mentioned before, level the playing field so that jurisdictions throughout the country can make the choices that make sense to them.