Especially in January.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Does it make sense to have an independent investigation similar to what General Motors did with the ignition switch issue?

We failed Lieutenant Erdman, and our dealer failed Lieutenant Erdman.

Will Takata initiate an investigation and release a public report about whether there was any wrongdoing?

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Yes. I would say to my colleague from Kentucky--and I appreciate the leadership of our colleague from North Dakota in constantly, persistently trying to get this in the Senate for a vote. My State of South Dakota, similar to so many…

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rail is the most efficient and it's really the only way to get to the market. So if we don't have that, we don't have an economy.

I think that the world is gradually going to shift against thinking like yours.

I have often said that North Dakota has oil, Wyoming has coal, Montana has some of both, and in South Dakota we have pheasants.

The numbers I used were based on a September delivery for corn to an elevator in central South Dakota, based on 2013 rates and what we think the 2014 rate is going to be.

I appreciate your leadership in those areas where we have worked together and thank you for your years of public service.

The bill introduced by Senators Rockefeller and Thune will help change that.

It's time for the STB to refocus its mission on providing regulatory balance to support the businesses and the people who use the rail network.

the leadership efforts of Senator John Thune... has helped and will be needed moving forward

Mr. Hamberger, you talked about Chicago. We hear about Chicago all the time.

I think that my observation has been, and as I acted once in this arbitration process...

I find it hard to believe that we would have seen the kind of action that we needed to see taken had it not been for the agency and for the attention, obviously, the Congress has paid to this issue.