Political Quotes

“we have had a referendum in the city of Austin; and by about a percentage point, a 1 percent point, the idea of a light rail system was defeated, and I am actually interested in seeing what the citizens of Austin think if this issue comes up again; but we do not have any Federal law requirement telling us if we do not approve it again that we will never be eligible for Federal funds, and in fact, we have some Federal planning funds that are in the transportation authorization this last time, and I expect there is a good chance they will be in there again. But this would be the kind of precedent that could restrict people who want public transportation who do not agree with these right wing ideologues and extremists that are against all public transportation. This would be a precedent where they could come in and interfere with the people in my district.”