John Whitmire: “It's the source of most of our federal transportation money.”

“So, you know, I got a full plate. Is all I can say is until the governor or someone says, yeah, pull out and we'll let you create another one. It's the source of most of our federal transportation money. as you well know. So, you know, I've got to be smart and look out for Houstonians and our region. Okay. But what isn't covered by that are this are just the streets.” (38:16–38:20)

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