Peter DeFazio actually said...

"Our systems are deteriorating more quickly than we are repairing them and we are failing to undertake major new initiatives to get people out of congestion, make the country more competitive in the wo..."

"keeping our transit system safe goes hand in hand with bringing our aging systems into a state of good repair."

"I mean, we killed some people here in DC because of the outmoded equipment, and so I am sure elsewhere we have problems."

"We are continuing some of the work that I think you had identified and had GAO do with regard to additional studies on the impact of detention time on driver safety."