Gerry Connolly actually said...

I think we have got to focus on that as something that is key to revitalizing and optimizing the comeback we are seeing.

Without continued Federal participation, however, this successful capital funding stream would unravel, leaving a massive shortfall in WMATA...

He was very much loved on both sides of the aisle, and I know that he would say the work doesn't stop.

Steny Hoyer has just been a pivotal figure in making sure that happens over the years.