"I am committed to working with my congressional colleagues, the Federal Transit Administration and the leadership at the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority to make safety an operational priority at Metro."
"Senators Dodd, Menendez, Mikulski, and I introduced The Public Transportation Safety Program Act that will require the Transportation Secretary to establish and implement a comprehensive Public Transp..."
"I don't think that is an appropriate congressional role."
"So what the hell does that mean? Pardon me."
"I would like you to submit for the record the 10 top safety and hazard concerns."
"I would like to really have a copy of those top 10 for us as well for the record."
"Well, that is a pretty startling kind of breakdown there because it is the rail that carries the majority of the passengers."
"So, if we wanted to modernize, it would take additional revenue from either your Federal partners or other partners."
"We do believe, though, there has to be modernization. There has to be safety reform, and there has to be accountability."
"I would encourage the Congress to look at that, both for Metro here, but for everybody around the country."
"I am really committed to them having that service."