Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"We have only to look at the consequences of the Philadelphia tragedy to see the losses that can occur when our rails are shut down, $100 million a day to the Northeast region alone."

"I appreciate your commitment to come to Connecticut."

"I am asking you for a commitment to develop time lines for implementing."

"there is a huge gap between the goals and missions that we've outlined for the United States and the actual action that we're undertaking."