It's dishonest of Donovan Dela Cruz to make claims about the rail funds taking away money from other projects. If the GET surcharge is discontinued, there won't be one more cent for "pension issues and other capital projects," or anything else. The surcharge is a dedicated funding source that was created for rail and can only be used for rail. It doesn't take any money out of the state general fund. It's a pass-through that goes to the City for the project, after the state skims off 10%. So, in fact, the surcharge adds funds to the state for Sen. Dela Cruz's projects. So far the state has taken $200 million away from rail for its own uses. He should be grateful.