Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"Mr. Boardman has heard my complaints about trying to write on the train as I ride. I don't want people to see that shaky handwriting. That has to do with age, not with me."

"I think there's a huge risk for safety as we apply our facts to somebody else's model or vice versa."

"What happens if you do that? What impact will that have on Amtrak's ability to continue support for passenger rail service across the country?"

"But the one thing that all of us here who have an interest have to maintain is our determination to fight against these reckless cuts that are done without understanding what the consequences may be."