05/04/2009
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"the MTA is the lifeblood, as Senator Schumer said, of a $1.4 trillion regional economy"
"I want to thank the Ranking Member, Senator Wicker, very much."
"We can either invest in protections now--or we will pay later."
"In these times of national crisis, the Federal Government always steps up. It must do so again now."