03/29/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"To us, this was important legislation, because it establishes goals for Federal service transportation programs so that the American taxpayers are confident that their tax dollars are going to support..."
"We have to have an increase in NHTSA's funding, to hire more vehicle safety engineers, to investigate vehicle defects."
"this has been a case of sheer neglect on our part, to step up to the plate."
"If we didn't have Amtrak running there, be in the Northeast corridor, you'd have to run 243 more flights every day."