hausmann: mr. president, first of all it's an honor to serve the citizens of fulton county but it is a true honor to be here with you today as we have this important conversation about the future and improving our nation's infrastructure. thank you for having me. i am coming from the state of georgia, which prides itself on being the number one state in the nation for new business . along with it comes heavy traffic and congestion. for counties across the country generally, this is an important conversation as we are tasked with directly supporting 70% of -- 78% of the public transit system across the united states. so this money in new investments is greatly appreciated and will be very impactful to the services we provide in the public transit arena. counties invest over $23 billion each year in the operation, maintenance, and construction of transit utilities and mass transit systems, including subways, surface rails, and buses. that is all to say that counties play a critical role in the nation

hausmann: mr. president, first of all it's an honor to serve the citizens of fulton county but it is a true honor to be here with you today as we have this important conversation about the future and improving our nation's infrastructure. thank you for having me. i am coming from the state of georgia, which prides itself on being the number one state in the nation for new business . along with it comes heavy traffic and congestion. for counties across the country generally, this is an important conversation as we are tasked with directly supporting 70% of -- 78% of the public transit system across the united states. so this money in new investments is greatly appreciated and will be very impactful to the services we provide in the public transit arena. counties invest over $23 billion each year in the operation, maintenance, and construction of transit utilities and mass transit systems, including subways, surface rails, and buses. that is all to say that counties play a critical role in the nation