Comments on: Rep. DeFazio’s Amendment Required to Be Withdrawn http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/26/rep-defazios-amendment-denied/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:35:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: J http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/26/rep-defazios-amendment-denied/comment-page-1/#comment-62166 J Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:12:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5334#comment-62166 The staffer I just spoke to at Obey's office seemed to be pretty receptive. I said we'd been gutting our transit systems for 50 years, and 3 billion dollars now was more than justified. The staffer I just spoke to at Obey's office seemed to be pretty receptive. I said we'd been gutting our transit systems for 50 years, and 3 billion dollars now was more than justified.

]]> By: rootboy http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/26/rep-defazios-amendment-denied/comment-page-1/#comment-62165 rootboy Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:50:56 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5334#comment-62165 The staffer I spoke to at Rep. Obey's office was dismissive - "there's 9 billion for transit in there and you want more?". Not promising. The staffer I spoke to at Rep. Obey's office was dismissive - "there's 9 billion for transit in there and you want more?". Not promising.

]]> By: fpteditors http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/26/rep-defazios-amendment-denied/comment-page-1/#comment-62162 fpteditors Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:12:25 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5334#comment-62162 The carbon-fuel industry has USD trillions invested in tankers, pipelines, and refineries. They will use their political power to build roads and fight wars until they are stopped by a mass movement or the biosphere is destroyed. Free public transit is their achilles heel and our best hope. The carbon-fuel industry has USD trillions invested in tankers, pipelines, and refineries. They will use their political power to build roads and fight wars until they are stopped by a mass movement or the biosphere is destroyed. Free public transit is their achilles heel and our best hope.

]]> By: rex http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/26/rep-defazios-amendment-denied/comment-page-1/#comment-62159 rex Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:19:34 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5334#comment-62159 Profoundly disappointing. The country is teetering on the verge of economic collapse and congress is choking transit systems so those who do have jobs will have no choice but to drive there. Brilliant! Transit is jobs. It is people working to provide a service. That service is getting people to their jobs. Not earnestly funding transit at a time of crisis is unconscionable. Progressives driving their Prius' off the edge of the earth, and neo-cons arguing whether oxygen exists - send in the clowns, the fat lady is warming up. Profoundly disappointing. The country is teetering on the verge of economic collapse and congress is choking transit systems so those who do have jobs will have no choice but to drive there. Brilliant! Transit is jobs. It is people working to provide a service. That service is getting people to their jobs. Not earnestly funding transit at a time of crisis is unconscionable.

Progressives driving their Prius' off the edge of the earth, and neo-cons arguing whether oxygen exists - send in the clowns, the fat lady is warming up.

]]> By: JK http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/26/rep-defazios-amendment-denied/comment-page-1/#comment-62158 JK Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:21:13 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5334#comment-62158 Unfortunately, Nadler's amendement does not help bus and subway riders facing big service cuts and fare hikes. Obama and his fiscal czar Larry Summers should be pushing transit operating support over capital improvements, just as they are providing block grants to states to support Medicaid and local school systems. It is a travesty for Obama to say no to additional transit capital funding while also rejecting transit operating support. Unfortunately, Nadler's amendement does not help bus and subway riders facing big service cuts and fare hikes. Obama and his fiscal czar Larry Summers should be pushing transit operating support over capital improvements, just as they are providing block grants to states to support Medicaid and local school systems. It is a travesty for Obama to say no to additional transit capital funding while also rejecting transit operating support.

]]> By: Jennifer Lindner http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/01/26/rep-defazios-amendment-denied/comment-page-1/#comment-62157 Jennifer Lindner Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:19:30 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5334#comment-62157 Nancy Pelosi: (202) 225-0100 Dave Obey: (202) 225-3365 Nancy Pelosi: (202) 225-0100
Dave Obey: (202) 225-3365

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