And what we were hoping to do was be able to get recurring funding for all mass transit across Pennsylvania, because mass transit is an important issue in each of our 67 counties. The Republican leaders in the Senate made clear that they were not going to pass recurring funding for mass transit. Their leadership stated that publicly. And so we were forced to basically adjust the funding, the capital dollars that were available for SEPTA and prt, which is out in Pittsburgh, and allow them to use it over the next couple years for operations. (30:07–30:13)
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