"this is very, very harmful to our democracy, and you need to speak truth to power in these circumstances"
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I really appreciate the Commission being here today."
"we need to do everything we can at all levels of government--you're in a crucial position--and speak up against this"
"I think it is very important."
"Where do you come out there?"
"As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, I'm particularly concerned about how powerful tech-savvy countries... limit access to the Internet."
"I don't [believe Amtrak funding should be eliminated]. And I think everybody is entitled to their opinion."
"Stopping service would damage communities, including my home state of New Mexico."
"Every time you have a cross-platform transfer, you lose 50 percent of your ridership."
"I really think if you focus on the safety issues, there's no doubt that you come out on the side of keeping people on rail."
"This proposal would result in discontinuation of service altogether on the Southwest Chief."