the o.e.m., the original manufacturers who assemble these vehicles look for suppliers that will give them the best deal. the ones most compatible with their existing systems. a car really is an amalgamation of many different factors. i'm quite sure that the manufacturers are looking very closely to their suppliers as to . >> help me ur >> i am from michigan. i appreciate c-span, and i appreciate the candor of dr. martinez. my question has to do with the overreliance on centers anymore electronic components. what about the effectiveness of some of these components, and that drivers can manually override many of these problems when they occur. are you looking into those sources were the driver has some kind of fail-safe ability to control the car when electronics kind of go haywire? >> that is one of the things that has been raised dairy high on the radar screen. this is not like a computer or you could press ctrl, alt, delete, you have to provide integrity in safety for the drivers, passengers, and the people around them. again, that is a good thing. the move about centers and putting

the equipment. and this is a major producer of o.e.m. for the water industry, webbing and belts, seat belts, et cetera. they pushed all that heavy equipment up. the water came in but didn't reach the equipment. they're back in production, but the cleanup is about $1 million. it is hard for the manager of the plant to explain to the board of directors where they're going to spend $1 million every five years just to keep the equipment dry. we have to do something in terms of mitigation. even in the best times, fema was necessary, would have been necessary. but we're in a very difficult situation. the state is, as we speak, trying to fill a $220 million shortfall in this year's budget. again, this is a state where $220 million is a significant part of the budget. it's not a rounding in rhode island. they are already participating a $400 million shortfall next year. the bond rating has been lowered once in the last several weeks, and may be lowered again if this economic distress and this hurricane damage can't be in some way mitigated and su