"Mr. Mica's unhealthy obsession with privatizing the Northeast Corridor has eliminated support and even violates the U.S. Constitution."
"I fully agree that we need true high-speed rail in the Northeast Corridor, but we need to have a serious conversation about how this is going to happen."
"I do share your view and that of Ms. Norton that we have a really densely populated corridor in the Northeast that requires robust development of high-speed rail."
"I think it is absolutely necessary."
"I really have to question why it is that Members of Congress are so headstrong against high-speed rail in some corridors."
"Sometimes there is great resistance to change, and that requires somebody to punch through with vision."
"I would just reflect that since I have been in Congress we have come a very long way on aviation security."
"We need a TSA that is more nimble, more responsive, that does a better job at acquiring technology to expedite the screening process."
"We wanted to create a risk-based system that went after people who posed a risk."
"I mean I don't get it. That seems pretty routine to me. I mean what is the barrier?"
"I want to put sort of a basic premise to you."
"But I am just saying why not eliminate that step? Why not just have a standard boarding pass, and the key--if you want to stand in that line, and they can either let you go through, or decide to rando..."