Jerry Nadler: “I just want to point out two points. One, this highway was not on the priority list submitted for the ISTEA act or the…”

“I just want to point out two points. One, this highway was not on the priority list submitted for the ISTEA act or the T.E.A. 21 act by either the city or the State. Neither the governor nor the mayor submitted it. The second thing I would point out is that the gentleman from New York mentioned Randy Levine as having a letter in support. Randy Levine is the deputy mayor of New York, and it was the second paragraph of his letter that I read from in which he said, the administration of New York City would like this highway moved but not with the use of any funds unless they get an extra $300 million, which they have not gotten. They do not want it moved at the cost of other projects in New York, and that is what my amendment would accomplish.”