Richard Blumenthal actually said...

I will be quick, Mr. Chairman. My main reason for speaking is to say how fervently I support passenger rail in South Dakota.

I will oppose that kind of extension if it is incorporated in any sort of continuing resolution or a short-term fix. I believe that approach...

I strongly support the railroad-by-railroad, year-by-year, vigilant oversight approach, which I believe was embodied in the GROW AMERICA Act...

Rail safety in the United States is sorely lacking. And there will continue to be catastrophes, often with fatal results and tremendous cost...