George Voinovich: “Well, we will have the money to pay for it. You still have not told me how you are going to pay for it, Mr. LaHood.”

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.

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

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

I would like to say, again, thank you very, very much for the good work that you have done.