03/12/2013
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"Together we have been supportive of General Manager Paul Wiedefeld's reforms to the system."
"Congress was instrumental in establishing this new safety oversight body."
"We cannot allow shoddy construction by cost-cutting contractors to saddle Metro and its ridership with long-term costly maintenance problems."
"It wasn't fine. It clearly was a quid pro quo. It didn't need to be stated this is the quid and that's the pro."