"I mean, it is going to be bad, not only for my area, but for the entirety of California."
"California and the West is going to need rainfalls of biblical proportions if we are going to get past these dry periods."
"you need an integrated, multimodal approach that uses our road systems, our air systems, and our rail system."
"With thousands of jobs for California and the valley on the line, let's use today's hearing as an opportunity to exchange ideas on how we can best invest in California's infrastructure."
"I am hopeful today that we can focus on those legitimate challenges facing California high-speed rail, and that we can work together to deal with the challenges in this project and make it work."
"California has 38 million people today living there. And by the year 2030 we will have over 50 million people."
"As we all know, building major infrastructure projects are never, ever easy."
"High-speed rail is a part of that response."
"We ought to be working together for these Americans sooner, rather than later."
"Let me just say that we in the Congress have dedicated $8 billion, period, for high-speed rail."
"We have got to find a way to compete and be a leader in transporting people, goods, and services."