Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I was really alarmed... by the GAO report, which said that there was a risk... of two-thirds of the commuter railroads failing to meet those deadlines."

"the industry needs to know that there will be penalties, that enforcement will be rigorous, that, in effect, there will be no tolerance for delay."

"Well, I would like a detailed report and a meeting with Metro-North on those obstacles, what you are doing to meet and overcome those obstacles, what resources, if any, additionally are necessary, and..."

"That kind of approach will eventually rebut and refute these politically motivated, reprehensible attacks on the Department of Justice and the FBI."