01/26/2015
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"Now, some of our colleagues seem to think that any attempt to rebuild our transit systems with an eye toward mitigation and making them stronger for the future is a waste of money."
"Now, when you lose 20 percent of your ratable base--I was a mayor for 6 years--that is a nightmare because there is no way to make it up except for shifting the responsibility for that community's cos..."
"Of course, we should rebuild to protect against future storms."
"Do you think that the region's transit system could possibly be rebuilt and protected with less than a third of the funds the Administration requested?"