05/12/2009
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"Does this budget signify that the President and the Administration are fully committed to building a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River?"
"What is more, when completed this tunnel will create 44,000 new jobs--permanent jobs."
"If we really want to do more than fill potholes and fix traffic lights and actually tackle the enormous transportation challenges we face, we have no choice. We have to work together."
"Transportation is the life blood of my State and our country."