Jack Reed actually said...

"We have not made the necessary investment to keep pace with this demand."

"What this country does need is investment in our airports, bridges, roads, transit systems."

"To have a future which would avoid Rhode Island in any way, shape, or form, either through routes or through services, would be, I think, wrongheaded."

"So we have embarked on a concerted effort, and I know we have the support and attention of the Department's highest leadership as well as FRA itself, in order to turn that around."