Ray LaHood: “Well, I think people like the investments we're making. There's so much enthusiasm in America for high-speed rail.”

I think that was a very, very good decision.

We cannot afford not to do it.

The NTSB has been spending an enormous amount of time and their human capital in beginning the investigation at Reagan.

I do think that there can be new rules and regulations. And I think while we were at DOT, we promulgated some very strong rules and regulations regarding rail safety.