George Voinovich: “The Bush Administration said, you know what, we have looked at this thing and we have to start from scratch.”

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

DERA is one of the most cost-effective clean air Federal programs and it does indeed provide an economic and health benefit of some $13 for every dollar of moneys that are spent.

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.