The public entity gets a project, the private operator gets the contract in the community. They will go out there and they will get the risk. The taxpayer will get the risk. So. So A federal grant cannot be a lifeline for a failing private entity at the taxpayer's expense. My amendment requires that the Department of Transportation adopt new grant applications that asks every applicant, every business owner, guarantee controlling manager or third party operator behind them for the same information that any lender would expect to see. (01:52–01:59)
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Asserts that federal grants should not be used to support failing private entities using taxpayer money.
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