and then the rug was pulled out when they said we re not going that high. and then we had to take it down. but in the meantime, the clock did not stop ticking on the calendar. did i mix my metaphors or my time frames? so when we see october 31 is the date of expiration of the highway trust fund, then we made the target date for us to get this done. we need certainty. let me just read this to you from our colleague. if the house does not pass the bill by october 31 this is from peter defazio without an authorization in place, the federal highway administration, the federal motor carrier safety admission, the national highway traffic safety administration,