"I have always been of the opinion it should be available to all residents that need to use it."
"Well, I am not opposed to the high-speed rail, at all. I just want to be sure that the communities that I represent, and the rest of the county, is aware of the plans that the Authority has for the ar..."
"we need to concentrate on the bigger picture, and that is the ability for us to be able to not necessarily compete, but be able to maintain the necessity of options for our ridership."
"we need to understand that we are not able, legally, to commingle funds, or to be able to transfer funds."
"I have great expectations that it will be successful."
"Now all we need to do is have the witnesses understand that we need your help in convincing the other Members of Congress to vote for a 6-year bill."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, let me extend Ranking Member Norton's regrets she would not be able to be here today."
"I am very pleased to serve as ranking member as this program is of great importance to not only the county of Los Angeles, but the State of California, being a donor State."
"The vibrant community now has easy transit to downtown L.A. and most parts of the county and increased a lot of potential for economic development."
"The county has two projects set to receive full funding grant agreements from FTA in the near future."
"The Regional Connector will allow constituents to be able to connect the San Gabriel Valley, which is southeast of Los Angeles, to the West Side of Los Angeles."
"Well, to me this is where the organization can begin looking at all those aspects and begin to put them in perspective..."