Peter DeFazio actually said...

In particular, I am hoping that you are going to address what we are going to do with the maintenance backlog.

We simply cannot meet the demands of the future if we let assets languish and fall behind due to chronic underfunding.

Rail is so much more efficient than aviation or individual automobiles for passengers.

Efforts to cut jobs or outsource existing Amtrak functions to low-wage, antiunion contractors will not be tolerated by our unions.