Gerry Connolly actually said...

"We cannot allow the deterioration of our Metro system to become the soft underbelly of any target in the future."

"Federal law cannot dictate who is on the board of Metro."

"it's gotten to that point that if we're going to reassure public confidence we have to hold people accountable at every layer of the organization."

"I don't want a burden on mine. And in Virginia we pay the subsidy, my local taxpayers."