"The bottom line is $3 billion right now on the Connecticut side is a hefty investment in a state with the highest per capita debt in the Nation."
"So let me just go back from that global line of questioning to more of the detailed questioning."
"What was the cost of the 12 days of disrupted service?"
"I want to join, by the way, in your expressing appreciation to Governor Malloy and to Commissioner Redeker for their commitment to improving infrastructure."
"So if one of the feeder cables fails, or one of the substations fails, there will be a backup that--"
"I don't think, again, with all due respect, I'm satisfied that Con Ed is doing as much as it should to provide for the monetary compensation to Metro-North or to others who may have been harmed."
"Do you agree, Commissioner?"
"Does that mean we're at the end of the economic line here? Long Island and New Jersey can make these investments, but we can't make these investments in New York to benefit the Connecticut line? That'..."
"It was your responsibility to maintain and make sure that line served the substation owned by Metro-North."
"The ripple effects were far reaching and profound."
"We simply cannot afford not to make these crucial investments in our outdated infrastructure."