01/20/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"In my State, New Jersey, we have a rail bridge known as the 'Portal Bridge.' It's over 100 years old, in critical need of being replaced."
"We need that $400-plus million for new equipment."
"If we want to make this railroad the thing that America should be proud of, invest like China or Spain."
"If we didn't have Amtrak running there, be in the Northeast corridor, you'd have to run 243 more flights every day."