On the recordSeptember 4, 2003
if I understand the history of this, this would not be the first time that a Federal-elected official had interfered in the desire of the people of Houston, the support of the business community in Houston to get public transportation; but it would be the first time that instead of just one individual going down and interfering in it, it was written into Federal law where the full force and effect of Federal law would interfere with the will of the people of Houston.
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