So anyone still think Cayetano is interested in the greater good or is it all about his ego? If we lose federal funds, we don't shrink the project, we make up funds for it via local taxes. I would rather pay 10 bill for a optimized system than 7 bill for an sub-optimal one. Remember, Cayetano etc tried to delay the project once before, knowing that would balloon its costs, and hoped that in turn would cause the political will to evaporate. They failed in every way  except for helping to drive the final cost up.