But understand it meant that they had to move their capital dollars just to use those monies for operating costs. We all know that mass transit requires greater investment, and all of the systems need this investment, including septa. Including. Over the past several years, our efforts to deliver recurring funding have been unfortunately blocked by some Republicans who lead the State Senate. Senate who simply refused to solve this problem for the people of Pennsylvania. So once again, myself and Secretary Carroll have acted within our authority to deliver what SEPTA needs right now. (16:16–16:25)
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