Ray LaHood: “Distracted drivers is one part of the problem. There are many types of distractions.”

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

I wonder if something mechanical took place, Anderson. And, the way that it appears to be descending, it appears that they -- the pilots lost control of the plane and it descended very, very quickly.

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.