"President Obama and Congress have taken the first good first step by allocating $10 billion for high speed rail."
"If we rely on an infrastructure advisory commission--everything is advisory--it's never going to happen."
"You shouldn't shy away from this because it's difficult. You shouldn't shy away because of cost."
"It's all about beating down the worker to the new wage level, which is 12 bucks."
"I was encouraged the other night when the President affirmed his commitment in his State of the Union speech."
"I view her as a true valuable partner, along with the others that are here today."
"I believe if he were truly committed to high speed rail he would start here in the Northeast Corridor."
"Unfortunately, the United States is far behind the curve."
"The American Society of Civil Engineers says we need $2.2 trillion just to keep the American infrastructure in fair condition."
"Our competition in the world is doing it. We need to keep up with the competition."
"We could have had it. We wouldn't even have this conference. We'd have high speed rail."