Peter DeFazio actually said...

"Rail labor and shippers really haven't agreed on many things, but they both recommend that we do a better job of defining the common carrier obligation."

"I mean, yes, my State actually partnered with Union Pacific--I hope they are listening--to do more sidings between Eugene and Portland, where we have trains that can run faster than the freight track ..."

"The facts are undeniable. Freight service in the United States of America--we used to have the best freight rail in the world--is abysmal."

"Consolidation in the railroad industry has created a system of regional duopolies and the railroads understandable desire to maximize profits has come into conflict with railroads' common carrier obli..."