There is no mechanism in this proposal for our having any input in this whatsoever.

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This is another piece of good news for rail to Dulles. We are almost finished with preliminary engineering studies, we have one tax district in place already collecting revenue and, hopefully, we will get another in the western portion of the district approved.

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He was a pivotal figure in the transition of this county from a bedroom community to an economic center in its own right.

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The train is leaving the station and we need to be on that train.

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I would go higher if I could, but the state limits us.

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In metropolitan Washington, we are always in the eye of the hurricane. We can never have too much planning . . . and Katrina gives us the opportunity to address what went right and what wrong.

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Overcrowding is a problem in a number of our neighborhoods and we have to find some way to address that problem [but] I don't believe the government can tell families which relatives can live with them.

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The mall is the largest single retail source of tax revenue in the county. Making sure it remains competitive is very important to the economic health of the county.

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