Donald Payne actually said...

"Thank you for holding today's hearing regarding 'Stakeholder Views on Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization.'"

"It is absurd to me that there is any doubt as to why people are not interested in hiring out at the railroads right now."

"NSSGA strongly supports the funding of the STB to ensure it can properly and effectively carry out its statutory duties."

"I have made it a priority of my Chairmanship of this subcommittee to remove barriers that minority and women-owned businesses face in the rail sector."