mixed message? it s a mixed question is the problem, because the real message is you should include in your question also you have never voted once for an earmark. it s a principle that i deal with. because if the government takes money from you and you throw out your tax form, you take your deductions. i look at that the same way in our communities. they take our money, they take our highway funds. and we have every right to apply for them to come back. as a matter of fact, it s a bigger principle for me than that. i think the whole thing is out of control on the earmarks, because i thinkhe congress has an obligation to earmark every penny. not to deliver that power to the executive branch. what happens when you don t vote for the earmarks it goes in to the slush fund, the executive branch spends the money. then you have to grovel to the executive branch and beg and plead and say oh, please return my highway funds to me. so if this whole principle of budgeting that is messed up,
isn t that what they call a mixed message? it s a mixed question is the problem, because the real message is you should include in your question also you have never voted once for an earmark. it s a principle that i deal with. because if the government takes money from you and you throw out your tax form, you take your deductions. i look at that the same way in our communities. they take our money, they take our highway funds. and we have every right to apply for them to come back. as a matter of fact, it s a bigger principle for me than that. i think the whole thing is out of control on the earmarks, because i think the congress has an obligation to earmark every penny. not to deliver that power to the executive branch. what happens when you don t vote for the earmarks it goes in to the slush fund, the executive branch spends the money. then you have to grovel to the executive branch and beg and plead and say oh, please return my highway funds to me. so if this whole principle of bu
mixed message? it s a mixed question is the problem, because the real message is you should include in your question also you have never voted once for an earmark. it s a principle that i deal with. because if the government takes money from you and you throw out your tax form, you take your deductions. i look at that the same way in our communities. they take our money, they take our highway funds. and we have every right to apply for tem to come back. as a matter of fact, it s a bigger principle for me than that. i think the whole thing is out of control on the earmarks, because i think the congress has an obligation to earmark every penny. not to deliver that power to the executive branch. what happens when you don t vote for the earmarks it goes in to the slush fund, the executive branch spends the money. then you have to grovel to the executive branch and beg and plead and say oh, please return my highway funds to me. so if this whole principle of budgeting that is messed up,
threaten things like pulling away some of your highway funds. the ntsb is very full aware this will get some push back. list. our recommendations are not always poplar. and we know that this recommendation is going to be very unpoplar with some people. but we re not here to win a popularity contest. we re here to do the right thing. the ntsb goes on to say they believe distracted driving, shep, is the new dui. it is costing that many lives. shepard: appears so. they could forbid eating and slow down the speed limit down to 30 nationwide. more importantly and on point, what about the phones that are already installed in our cars? those would be the only phones that would be allowed. if it s already installed in your car you can use it if you can physically grab your phone in your car, you can t do it. that s what the law would say. so, the bottom line would say
junkyard landscaping. lighthouse renovations. saddle tree factory reservation. battleship texas restoration. none of these got funds. mitch mcconnell and rand paul complained about turtle tunnels in florida. the truth is very different. coverts were built on either side of u.s. 27 so drivers would not swerve to avoid turtles, alliga alligators, beavers and other wildlife crossing the road. there was also the lie about 10% of funds going to the transportation enhancements. and by mandating that 10% of highway funds have to be spent on non-highway needs at a time when our country is running massive deficits. that s 2%, not 10%. most of it goes for bicycle and pedestrian projects. protesters in oakland are preparing for a citywide strike.