"That is pretty damn shortsighted, and we will see what we can do to help with that."
"I think that is the third one we have just mentioned."
"We are at a point of crisis, and we have to deal with that crisis meaningfully."
"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."
"The evil ghost of Hunter Harrison lives on. The legacy of this man is disgusting."
"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..."
"If you don't move decisively, and don't rise to this occasion, which is a looming crisis, this committee will legislate."
"I want freight railroads to be successful. I do. But that success should be defined by the amount of freight they move across the Nation."
"We need the STB to do more to meet those mandates."
"Let me be crystal clear that if the STB doesn't move more quickly to rise to the occasion, this committee will legislate."
"My goal is simple. I want freight rail companies to be successful, but that success should be defined by the amount of freight they move across the nation."
"I urge the STB to incentivize the railroads to act like railroads, and not Wall Street cash cows."