Peter DeFazio actually said...

"America needs us. I think we should try to rise to the highest expectations of the American people."

"I hope that we can put some of the divisiveness away. I was not encouraged by the markup we had on this bill."

"One of the reasons--and I will--I am not going to ask anybody any questions, so you can relax on that. But one of the reasons that I asked to be a member of this committee, the Transportation and Infr..."

"I do believe in a national system, so I have listened keenly to the concerns of the Southern Rail Commission, and my partners in the Midwest, and down in Texas, and out in California, and I really do ..."