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and then, senator coons, they said we will not cut the traditional investment of transit programs in the highway trust fund. robust funding for transit must be included in the legislation. we will not support any package that neglects this fundamental part of our nation s infrastructure. you re still optimistic we re going to see a deal tomorrow? well, jonathan, that makes it very clear how important transit is. it is not the only significant issue, but it is one of the most important ones. senator carper is chairman of the public works committee. and senator brown chairman of the banking committee, their support is critical. and i m confident that will be worked out, but it is a reminder that in a bill this big, that crosses so many different committees and jurisdictions, getting to the final deal is challenging. it is going to be worth it, ultimately this will support $1.2 trillion in new infrastructure spending over eight years, and the $579

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