Peter DeFazio actually said...

"Thank you, Chairman Lipinski and Ranking Member Crawford, for calling today's hearing to look at issues surrounding grade crossing safety."

"I thank the chair for holding this important hearing as we work towards surface reauthorization, which will include a robust rail title."

"So if they were running a 3-mile-long train through mountainous terrain where we could prove or we would know that the inadequate radio systems they have--not satellite-based--couldn't communicate, wo..."

"The last time this Committee held a hearing to examine grade crossing issues was 15 years ago."