Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"I am honored and pleased to have an opportunity to come before the Committee, and as you and other colleagues know, while I am not formerly a lawyer, there are times that I wish I was in moments like ..."

"We need bold investments in infrastructure across the board, including high speed rail."

"When I look here, President Bush signed into law legislation I wrote to reauthorize Amtrak."

"If we embrace the status quo and fail to make the needed investments, the future is not going to look very attractive to us."