Great big mansion if we have the resources to build a hut. And i think that our system right now really needs a substantial injection of a longterm bill but also substantial growth to counteract the cumulative effect of the shortterm measures in the recent past. And one followup real quickly on that specific point. Is there a version of that proposal you are talking about that doesnt have the big tax increase on successful folks as part of it . Because going back to the spirit of my comments, im suggesting that, you know, we get real and we cut to the chase so we actually solve this in a meaningful way by may. So if were just talking about that version, in all due respect, i dont think that is meeting my test. Well, you know, the green book last year published three specific ideas about pro Growth Business tax reform that i think potentially would meet your test. One was eliminating lifo. Another was eliminating accelerated depreciation. And a third one was pulling some of the untaxed
Department of Homeland Security into rain in a executive overreach. That is it. It is simple. There is no reason for democrats to block it. Politico reports that Senate Democrats intend to to block the homeland spending bill. One democrat who has spoken out against it is Senate Minority whip dick durbin. He called for a clean appropriation bill while speaking for the american advocates group, americas voice. You can watch tuesday at 2 30 eastern. As always, we will have coverage on cspan3. Next, transportation secretary anthony foxx talks to a committee about the future of the Highway Trust Fund and live at 7 00 a. M. Your questions and comments live on washington journal. Transportation director anthony foxx told the environment and public works that the looming transportation sequestration possibility is looming. This is about two hours and 15 minutes. The meeting will come to order. I say to my friend, the Ranking Member, that the whole right side back there is oklahoma. I came in l
Good moerpg, everyone, the meeting will come to order and, this is october 7th, 2014, plans and Programs Committee of the San Francisco county, transportation, authority. And our clerk is miss erika cheng, could you call the roll . Okay. Commissioner breed . Here. Commissioner campos . Absent. Mar . Here. Mar present. Commissioner kim . Kim absent. Commissioner yee. Present. We have a quorum. Thank you, i would like to thank, first of all jonathan goblock and Jonathan Larson for tell vicing us, call item two, approval of the minutes for the september 16, 2014 meeting this is an action item. Is there anyone from the public that would like to speak . Public comment is closed. Breed, aye. Campos, absent. Kim, absent. Mar. Aye. Yee aye. Passes. Thank you. And item 3 . Citizens Advisory Committee report, information item. Good morning, here at 9 30 and i am not sure that he is able to come back, and i am sure that he wanted to pass on the three items that they approved the motion of support
Had funds primarily for the replacement vehicles and that is just because the replacement needs are so enormous that has to be our top priority. And you may also ask why this item was not included in part of the approval that came before you last month and mta was reviewing the bids while we are putting this together and mta working on the other aspects of this and were not ready to share the details of the funding and financing strategy for this and as it is not uncommon and we have a large contract, and we approach to the contract, once it has been awarded which it has, is to issue a series of notice, to proceed, and basically allow the contractor to incur the expenses up to that amount of money, and with the amount of the notice to proceed, they are driven in part by the money that the mta has in hand or that is well committed that is able to issue those. And what you will see today, the reason that we are front loading, the allocation action, for the prop k, so significantly, is it
The floor, made by commissioner melara. And seconded by commissioner turman to approve the department general orders, 6. 20. Can call the roll. President loftus . Aye. Vice president turman . Aye. Commissioner marshall . Aye. Commissioner mazzucco . Aye. Commissioner dejesus . Aye. Commissioner wong . Aye. Commissioner melara . Aye. Motion passes, unanimously. Thank you, colleagues, thank you advocates, thank you chief. And thank you poa and everyone this is, and it is really important the moments when you do something when no one is watching and not m response because it is the right thing to do. We did it in october. And the giants are in the world. , they are in the National League championship series. I got ahead of myself. And that is all right. Line item 8, Public Comment on all matters pertaining to item ten below, closed session, including Public Comment on vote whether to hold item ten in closed session. Ladies and gentlemen, we will go into closed session to deal with matters