"People deserve more than a tented, hot--a facility that was a replacement for a storm."
"I am very disappointed in some of the things that have happened."
"California, appears to be in disarray."
"I do believe there are corridors in this country that need high-speed rail; we should be focused on them."
"I believe that if the high-speed rail project in California is not going to get moving quickly, then that money ought to be diverted to shovel-ready projects that would be committed quickly."
"Unfortunately, three States have returned money for projects that did not get off the ground."
"I just don't believe it is going to happen because we don't have the money."
"I really believe if we focus on the one true high-speed rail corridor that we have today that desperately needs it, it is the Northeast Corridor."
"I just don't believe that we are going to be able to have high-speed rail across this country because we can't afford it and because the American people really aren't clamoring for that."
"We've lost our ambition, our imagination, and our willingness to do the things that built the Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam."
"In fact, we intend to return to the Treasury a greater amount in 2011 than was returned in 2010."