Eleanor Norton actually said...

"Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I thank you for this hearing. I think it's very important that we get beneath the surface, and this hearing is doing that."

"I'm going to ask the chair to look into the matter of what the Congress can do to make sure that universities do, in fact, cooperate in the future, because I don't see any reason for that."

"When we consider the concerns that we have about transportation, this is one of the cleanest forms of transportation in the United States or in the world."

"Amtrak is essential to our country, it has its hub here in the District of Columbia that I represent."