Eleanor Norton actually said...

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I thank you for your early hearing on WMATA because it signifies the recognition of the subcommittee and the full committee of how dependent we are as a Federal Gove..."

"I congratulate the District as the first to put up its share initially when we were going for these funds..."

"Some of us fought up here for WMATA to buy natural gas buses during the last go-round."

"Let me just speak for the District of Columbia. I mean, we have truly embraced the whole concept of restore the core..."