Earl Blumenauer actually said...

During the L.A. transit strike in 2003, congestion increased 89 percent. It has a huge impact, not just in communities like L.A., and Chicag...

With record transit ridership, now is not the time to eliminate guaranteed funding for our nation's public transportation systems.

Please share research showing that [state and] local governments are going to be interested in making substantial investments to facilitate ...

I would just put one item on the table that we would like to explore with you further, dealing with infrastructure finance.