05/18/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"Just 2 weeks ago, President Obama called for more investment in rail, and put it, and I quote, 'on an equal footing in our surface transportation program.'"
"Trains are 17 percent more energy efficient than airplanes, and over 20 percent more efficient than cars."
"I, for one, believe that we have to make sure that there is more investment in passenger rail, in freight rail."
"We have to do more thorough testing."