"We need to earn back their trust. And it starts with real transparency and accountability on our part."
"Right now the American people don't trust us about as--they can only trust us about as far as we can throw the dome off the Capitol."
"Americans I feel like have been lied to. They have been misled and left entirely in the dark on a legislation that made their lives worse."
"Bills should not be written by a few leaders behind closed doors."
"Taxpayers should hear how much a bill will cost before it is passed in Congress."
"I think you all have a PR problem."
"I would hope at some point we would look into creating entrepreneurs in Africa, not just creating sweatshops."
"Unless the Lord or somebody else takes me out, I am going to be here for 2 more years."
"We are always looking for more opportunities. We know----"
"I am referring to the rule that President Biden's administration has moved forward to hire personnel or operators with more people on a train than a lot of folks feel is necessary."
"If there is anything the FRA can do, the administration can do to increase the workforce for them, the railroads to increase their workers or retain workers, we are happy to work with them."