"Shouldn't the capital and operating costs of safety equipment be paid for by Brightline, the people who benefit from it?"
"Generally given that there's a $15 billion pool that we just talked about, how much do project sponsors request in taxes and private equity bonds?"
"Who makes a determination of whether a project fits under one of the 15 categories in 142(A)?"
"Do we want to sacrifice--and I think the answer is no from my standpoint--the safety of our local residents for your profit and convenience?"
"You're going to require these local governments to maintain these crossings forever, yet your train is not going to stop in any of these communities."
"the proposed Brightline service will run through the heart of many of my communities in my district."
"This is basically an unfunded mandate from the Federal Government on local government, something that we always swear that we won't do."
"Shouldn't we open up the process to reexamine the safety issues in collaboration with the public?"
"we have got to worry about protecting everything in the doggone world except humans."
"this abysmal performance suggests a serious safety deficiency and should be immediately remedied."
"I have written your agency twice with some serious questions about safety concerns."