"So my belief--and I think a rational person would conclude--is that the fact that this cable was 6 years beyond its normal design life was a contributing factor, if not the cause, of perhaps its deteriorating and ultimately its failing."
"Our nation has been laggard and lax in making sufficient investments."
"There would be sufficient power supply from these other substations to compensate for the alternative neighboring substation if it went offline?"
"The contingency plan, in other words, or the backup system would be solely Metro-North's responsibility. Is that your view?"
"there is an obligation. It certainly is an ethical, in my view, obligation, if not a legal obligation, for Con Ed to make whole, to compensate, to reimburse Metro-North and others who suffered as a re..."
"Enough is enough. The outage due to the electrical problem obviously is a major failure, one for which the cause should be determined and the appropriate people held responsible."
"You're making refunds, or at least you're giving your customers credit."
"Our infrastructure is in the position that it is in because all of us... have not been adequate stewards."
"And are you saying that the fact that it was 6 years beyond its normal design life was irrelevant or should be dismissed as a possible cause?"
"I strongly share the view, that our nation needs to make additional investments in infrastructure."
"And can you commit, also, that you'll provide the preliminary review? I know we've asked for it."