It was your line that failed, was it not?
And I apologize for putting it in sort of simplistic layman's language. But, in effect, the feeder cable, 6 years beyond...
Thank you for your leadership on the issue.
But your point, Mr. Permut, if I can just cut through what you just said, is that, essentially, there was no plan in thi...
What was the cost of the 12 days of disrupted service?
So let me just go back from that global line of questioning to more of the detailed questioning.
The bottom line is $3 billion right now on the Connecticut side is a hefty investment in a state with the highest per ca...
Are you concerned that there may be the same vulnerability, Mr. Permut, with respect to other substations that exist in ...
I actually have supported the idea of improving our rail system so as to enable an hour trip from New Haven to New York ...
Does that mean we're at the end of the economic line here? Long Island and New Jersey can make these investments, but we...
If an artery is blocked at some point, the whole body fails.
If we want an economic driver for the state of Connecticut, it's improved and more frequent and faster rail service.
And can you commit, also, that you'll provide the preliminary review? I know we've asked for it.
I strongly share the view, that our nation needs to make additional investments in infrastructure.
And are you saying that the fact that it was 6 years beyond its normal design life was irrelevant or should be dismissed...
Our infrastructure is in the position that it is in because all of us... have not been adequate stewards.
One point is very clear, and that is that Con Ed should be reimbursing Metro-North, Amtrak, and others for all the costs...
You're making refunds, or at least you're giving your customers credit.