Robert Menendez actually said...

"At some point all the efficiencies, all the cost savings, and all the reforms are simply not enough to make up for a lack of investment."

"If we want the types of private sector partnerships we will be hearing about today to work, we need to step up as well."

"I would echo Senator Menendez's comment that a strong, robust Federal program is always needed for transit."

"I think we always look to experience as an element of quality at the end of the day, and in this case, experience, to me, also equates to safety."