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Delivering outcomes. Those kind of case studies will give, i hope, policymakers encouragement to try these kinds of publicprivate partnerships and to be able to move projects forward like we have seen in other markets around the world. Questions from the audience . One more. It has been in the news because of the recent derailment. Had you had positive train control it would have been able to stop before the accident. How are other countries doing . I i mean, do they have it in place . Do you no . Are we the ones lagging behind . Sure. Positive train control is 45 yearold technology. We are de...

Significant event in philadelphia with amtrak. I want to make sure i pass along our sincere thoughts and prayers. Hopefully have a speedy recovery. The other thing important for us to recognize, 1st responders were on. Immediately. Our deepest thanks. The other thing this is really bad always silver lining. We have the significant events in the United States. Up. You see people helping each other trying to recover can help people get out of the wreckage. That is inspirational. Talking about her experience she looks at her shoe and said, these are my shoes. That is what we need to be doing its....

You need to have leadership that we really dont have on a complete level and by that i mean leadership from the white house to the courthouse. Everybody has to pass the baton, and what ive seen from the other side from the voting side of this issue is uk transportation type people, whether they are directly involved with cars our railroads or highways contractors and so forth, but they tend to call on members of the highway Transportation Committee. They dont call on somebody from my health care committee. And yet health care is a involving care is involved in transportation good phil kohn som...

Are right good, i will leave. [laughter] anybody have a question . Of course, have to get funding somehow from the paul ryan ways and Means Committee but as a know from past experience with shuster at the helm riding shotgun good things can happen. Also for the record for the 10 billion he got back and he was secretary that is the great airport with 100 million for that one. But we want to move right along first average just like to get each member of the panel to be recognized. First of all, of the president and ceo and regina who was president and ceo of the society of america. And the congr...

Going to happen. So that would be kind of my report. I appreciate. I appreciate. Thank you very much. A quick question because i no you have so many. Since the congress eliminated earmarks on special projects projects that are essential to being authorized and approved come back to allowing those type of endeavors . I think that what happened with the earmark debate is it got out of hand numerically and they got out of and in substance, board it really is traditionally when shuster held the gavel they would use of the individual members of the house. Already heard from mayors and county commis...