Peter DeFazio actually said...

"We can't allow $1 to go to Wall Street before fixing operational issues and concluding contract negotiations."

"The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates the deterioration to have a pricetag of over $2 trillion just to bring it up to a state of good repair."

"We have a $100 billion deficit to bring transit up to a state of good repair, let alone providing new transit options to people to help them get out of congestion."

"What is most important, of course, is developing a sustainable, long-term approach to funding intercity passenger rail."