"I think part of accountability should be affordability."
"If we move in the direction of competency-based learning, which I would love to do as a Nation, because I think it is one of the ways to deliver a much more affordable product with better results and ..."
"S. 1361 is a bi-partisan, no-cost bill that expands and clarifies the types of documentation for determining veterans status of certain 'coastwise merchant seamen' (Merchant Mariners) during World War..."
"The situation of those American citizens who served in these potentially dangerous positions during World War II should have been corrected many years ago."
"I want to thank you for convening this hearing and having what has been a laser-like focus on protecting Connecticut consumers and repairing and upgrading our infrastructure."
"What we're really talking about here is the fact that we have a string that runs from Boston to Washington, D.C."
"We've talked about the decaying state of the bridges along the line in Connecticut, which we hope is not the next shoe to drop."
"And any time you cut that string, it essentially stops or greatly curtails service along the entirety of the stretch."
"I would just respectfully disagree with you, Mr. Permut. I understand maybe the discomfort that comes with proposing a policy solution as an operator."
"You talked a little bit about the importance of ultimately having multiyear funding."
"we feel like we're more often than not Peter."
"But it shouldn't come out of the pockets of the people who have paid for a service and don't get it."