state, i eati there asc well. my brother and sister lived around the corner. times have changed, obviously. nightclub owners have stepped it up. ccessio a changeske a loto if the place is shut down, it is quiet. at the same time, we have a reonsibili te pele that do patronize some of the businesses, even the bars across the street. whether theygoere ornot, they have a chance to go and get some coffee as well. with that, and because it is an istitution,and because th applict is willing to put his money where his mouth is and inis i woulliketo see, if only this does go through, that you would use ight if security and not corporate security. night life security knows how to handle people that are alittle intoxited. it helps keep the noise down. securi can handle such things. that is just my opinion. with that said. vice chair joseph: there has been also some mention of trons between 2:00 and 4:00, which would make it 25 patrons an hour. i have heard that. at a meeting, they mentioned there would be 100 patrons. their table space is to seat 18. the occupancy is 49

in 2009, asce estimated the u.s. must spend $2.2 trillion over five years to meet the country's most basic infrastructure needs. not to catch up, just the basic needs. by conservative estimates, every $1 billion in investment creates 23,000 well-paying jobs. the congressional budget office estimates that every dollar of infrastructure spending generates on average a

in 2009 asce estimated the u.s. must spend $2.2 trillion over five years to meet the country's most basic infrastructure needs. not to catch up. just the basic needs. by conservative estimates, every $1 billion in public infrastructure investment creates 23,000 well paying jobs. the congressional budget office estimates that every dollar of infrastructure spending generates on average a $1.60 increase in our overall gdp. critical transportation and energy projects have even larger multiplier effects. given this, i would like to ask you both, how are you partnering with the federal government and leveraging existing public investment and transportation to upgrade roads, rail, ports and reinvest in the overall infrastructure in your state? >> we do need to invest more in infrastructu

over the course of the next year, yes, we will be work very rigid be working very s asce -- working with partners. the whole pre-clearance issue i described for you is an international partnership. it is all designed because the nations of the world have an interest in making sure that people remain safe and the global economy can truly move safely and securely. taking advantage of that joint interest is kind of the sweet spot. >> can you elaborate more on how we guard are thousands of miles of coastline and borders, especially those that are not border -- are not secure? >> the southwestern border is a combination of manpower, record manpower, technology, more and more off-the-shelf technology is that our borders troll -- or patrol agents used for infrastructure. one of our rail infrastructure challenges it is improving the physical land ports themselves. we can shut down 11 between airports but the ports themselves which is where you get livestock go all the rest of it. that is for major improvements are required. these outposts are designed to help us control the border. the northern

in 2009, with asce estimate it will spend 2.5 trillion over five years to meet the most basic infrastructure to catch up just the basic need. by the conservative estimates every 1 billion creates 23,000 low-paying jobs. the congressional budget office that could make that every dollar of interest to spend and generate on average a $1.60 increase in amber overall gdp. critical transportation energy projects have even larger multiplier effect. i would like to ask you both how argue partnering with the federal government and leveraging existing public investment and transportation to upgrade the roads at and ports and reinvest in the overall infrastructure in your state? >> we need to invest more in infrastructure and i have a special message in october of last year on the topic to the state. in the roads and bridges for example i said we needed $1.4 billion more a year in investment in the state and that is an important component. again the issue is how we partner on doing that and i would like to complement secretary lahood for his efforts in the state of michigan. he's been very proactive an

in 2009, with asce estimate it will spend 2.5 trillion over five years to meet the most basic infrastructure to catch up just the basic need. by the conservative estimates every 1 billion creates 23,000 low-paying jobs. the congressional budget office that could make that every dollar of interest to spend and generate on average a $1.60 increase in amber overall gdp. critical transportation energy projects have even larger multiplier effect. i would like to ask you both how argue partnering with the federal government and leveraging existing public investment and transportation to upgrade the roads at and ports and reinvest in the overall infrastructure in your state? >> we need to invest more in infrastructure and i have a special message in october of last year on the topic to the state. in the roads and bridges for example i said we needed $1.4 billion more a year in investment in the state and that is an important component. again the issue is how we partner on doing that and i would like to complement secretary lahood for his efforts in the state of michigan. he's been very proactive an