05/20/2019
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"I certainly had not intended to make an opening statement because Mr. Rahall is shortly here... I want to say, Mr. Chairman, how encouraged I am by your opening statement."
"I thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for not allowing us to go home in January without casting the opening net for the new surface transportation bill for 2014."
"Of course, our major concern is the great dilemma of surface transportation and of this committee."
"I think we ought to drill down and stop simply talking about cliffs and disaster and let's say what we really mean."