Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   Originally posted by vansmack:
 I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to talk to Bill Thomas about tonight.  
talk about the california missions preservation act and making the funding permanent. [/b]
Tell him how important it is to support the House version of the Transportation Equity Act to secure the full $503 million for the Recreation Trails Program (hiking, mtn biking, equestrian). 
 The Senate version of the bill is particularly hard on California: 
 * In California, the difference between the House and Senate version is $12 million, enough to build 1,236 miles of new trails