going to go next to -- [inaudible] from tax notes then david shepardson from the detroit news john mackinnonrom the journal, stephanie from bna, and we're going to end with bernie becker from the hill. cat, you're up. >> so you mentioned that the highway bill is a moving target, but are there any provisions or amendments that the white house would want to include in the current senate bill to get this forward? [laughter] >> well, i think ex-im bank, for sure. that's something that the white house is very interested in. on the transportation front there are a number of safety measures that we're still concerned about, and, you know for instance, if we recall a car because of some defect that could endanger someone who's using the car and you go to a used car lot to buy a car even if it's been subject to recall right now, you could buy that car, and it wouldn't have to be fixed. and we think that's a loophole that needs to be closed. there are also pieces of legislation we wish the senate would consider like giving it hazard authority. we were criticized last year for having too cozy a relatio

going to go next to -- [inaudible] from tax notes then david shepardson from the detroit news john mackinnon from the journal, stephanie from bna, and we're going to end with bernie becker from the hill. cat, you're up. >> so you mentioned that the highway bill is a moving target, but are there any provisions or amendments that the white house would want to include in the current senate bill to get this forward? [laughter] >> well, i think ex-im bank, for sure. that's something that the white house is very interested in. on the transportation front there are a number of safety measures that we're still concerned about, and, you know for instance, if we recall a car because of some defect that could endanger someone who's using the car and you go to a used car lot to buy a car even if it's been subject to recall right now, you could buy that car, and it wouldn't have to be fixed. and we think that's a loophole that needs to be closed. there are also pieces of legislation we wish the senate would consider like giving it hazard authority. we were criticized last year for having too cozy a relat