George Voinovich: “This is not a knee-jerk reaction to September 11.”

We still believe that identifying long-term funding for all of the reform efforts would help, especially as the money becomes tighter and congressional decisionmakers such as yourself have to prioritize.

I am very proud of the role public transit played in leading a tremendous resurgence in a city that, quite honestly needed help.

He would be a good one, if we can convince him.

The current structure falls short in comparison to a model that provides additional accountability and reasonably insulates the organization from political interference