i think we are 25 years into a 40 year transportation that isn't being driven by allah ticks, but reallyeing guided by economics. -- by politics, but really being guided by economics. debategoing through a now on what is 20% of the entire economy, and there is virtually no decision about the impact this is having on economicstability -- sustainability. charlie: when you look at the future, beyond what you are saying at some point it will work its way through and people will wake up and say, we've got to do something different -- was it a mistake not to start with infrastructure and get some kind of coalition, some kind of working together among the democrats and republicans on something at the beginning of this congress? >> my feeling is the executive orders that have come from the white house over the last six months, primarily in the early stages, were very debilitating toward creating a positive relationship with the democratic caucus in the house or senate. for me, as was mentioned before, my district is right across the east river in queens. heights,nt jackson woodside, astoria, sun