Jack Reed actually said...

"So this in a way would increase demand and resources to the agency, so by investing in more frequent service, we will get a return on more passengers, and that seems to be a logical sort of approach t..."

"Public transportation helps people get to work and school and to doctors' appointments and the grocery store, and spend less of their time and hard-earned money commuting."

"We know who gets hurt the most when transit isn't a reliable option--it's the Black and Brown neighborhoods who have been historically cut off from job centers, it's the women working at essential job..."

"This is an incredibly important hearing on transit because it is an issue that has not received the attention it should have over many years."