Mass Transit Infrastructure Investment Act of 2008 (At Final Vote)

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I would like to see the money adjusted per year based on population.  I will also attempt to draw up earmarks, but I must admit I know little about Southeast transportation services

This bill is a major investment set up as a one-time investment devoted to specific pieces of infrastructure.  If you want this to be recurring, it would need significant changes: I recommend a separate bill.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Well, the desire here was to sort of get us all thinking about mass transit and to get us trying to think up solutions to specifically benefit our regions...and throw out there some kind of reason to actually have Senators elected from regions.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

and throw out there some kind of reason to actually have Senators elected from regions.

Okay then, I'll oppose this legislation on the grounds that it might provide a reason to have Senators elected from regions.

You want to get rid of me already eh? 

No, I want us to be elected by the people like the other five Senators.

Heeeey, no fair handing the president his first defeat on an issue we agree on! 

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

It's more than a little disappointing to see a bill that most people are in agreement on go down to failure because no one actually wanted to take the time to try and amend it.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

In the future, when the PPT goes absent, he should probably CC the Vice President on it via PM.  I just dropped a message to Ebowed, who will hopefully close things out here shortly.