Souki being ousted from the House Speaker position is a real surprise since he's supported rail consistently.  I just hope Luke remains the Budget Committee Chair so that the House won't budge in their position in being against the GET and advocating for the TAT tax instead.  If Saiki becomes the Speaker, I would say that the House's position is pretty solid in not giving Caldwell a blank check on the rail project since he seems to support Luke.  If they don't come to an agreement by Friday and there's no special session, will the FTA cancel the funding?  I guess that's the $1.55 Billion dollar question!