While money is used to finance speech, money is not speech.
Corporations are treated like people. They can give on an unlimited basis directly to candidates.
There has to be a balancing of competing interests.
What will simply be unleashed is the ability of the wealthiest in our society to dominate, control, and unduly influence...
As I said, at least at this point they are clearly on track to achieve what they have set out to do.
The recommendations made by the NTSB should have been implemented long ago.
Our goal is to get to zero, and stay there.
Rules that would have greatly enhanced inspection practices, which might have prevented the derailment in Bridgeport.
The NTSB currently has 56 open recommendations to you. For some of them, the NTSB has given a, quote/unquote, 'unaccepta...
I thank you all for being here today. And I hope that we can continue this conversation.
So, fair to say they're saying the right things, but the jury's still out on whether they're doing the right things.
The critical questions that I've been raising are not directed at you, personally, or even solely at your agency.
Wouldn't you agree with me that these rules have to be issued more quickly?
Well, I am not here to debate you. My point was not that it would have, not that there was any certainty that it would h...
So, here we are, 6 years later, and they still haven't been issued. What is the reason for that delay?
Well, can you give us dates for when those rules will be issued?
I want to come back, Mr. Szabo, to the penalty issue.
Just so we're clear here, these are rules that were authorized and required by the law approved in 2008.
