I strongly support the legislation that Senator Mikulski has been involved with that would give the FTA the authority to set up safety standards for our transit system.
I don't mind being associated with Metro, I'm a big supporter of the Transit Authority.
It is critically important. And I want to thank the appropriators for making those funds available.
I want to thank you particularly for keeping our regional delegation focused on the importance of Metro.
When you have moving equipment that people ride on, you have to maintain it.
I strongly support President Obama's budget that adds $150 million this year to the Metro funding for fiscal year 2011.
The Washington, DC area ranks second-worst in the United States as far as traffic congestion is concerned.
There has been no stronger voice in the United States Congress on this issue than Senator Mikulski.
The Senate recently passed the new Metro compact, further advancing the final steps of authorizing a 10-year $1.5 billio...
The first priority needs to be to take care of the existing infrastructure of the current system.
You cannot have an infrastructure that hasn't been properly reinvested and parts of it maintained properly.