So you are dotting your i's and crossing your t's before you make a public statement?

Do seconds matter on a train going 100 miles an hour?

I was under the impression it was no longer debatable that seatbelts in an accident at high speeds on any mode of transportation preferable to no seatbelts.

So we are back at it again. It is a cost-benefit analysis how many people have to die or get injured before we take the next step.

So the final analysis, even if, under the best case scenario, the Government was flush with money and every private rail company were flush with money, it would take multiple billions of dollars and many years to get from where we are to…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank you for having this hearing.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank the panel for the testimony it had. It is a very thoughtful and very difficult decision to make on how to prioritize.

I know. I am struggling with the public policy, I am not struggling with it, I actually think this is easy.

Yet, I know you know that when we 'fixed' our problem with flood insurance, we didn't fix it for small businesses.

I would argue that one of the things we need to look at is natural disaster insurance, as opposed to simply flood insurance.

the Congress is last to the issue. States are first to the issue, like in most issues.