09/14/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"These delays come with a terrible cost that translates into losses of nearly $10 billion each year to our economy."
"Light rail reduces congestion, reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, and will employ 27,000 people for every billion-dollar investment."
"The unemployment rate across the country, the highest it has been in 15 years, and those people who have jobs are working longer and getting less for their labor."
"I see the threat of global warming as similar to the plagues that mankind experienced and I call this the 11th Plague."