Ray LaHood: “The Administration is not going to be for raising taxes to increase the Highway Trust Fund.”

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

We cannot afford not to do it.

The reason that California wants high-speed rail is because the Governor wanted it. A Republican Governor, Governor Schwarzenegger, started that program.

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.