Gerry Connolly actually said...

"I am pleased to assure my colleague, in the Dulles corridor, we completely re-did the re-zoning at high end density so that it will be a transit-oriented development corridor."

"With a new administration and a pending transportation authorization bill, I believe that we can jump start extensions to transit service here in the national capital region."

"It is scandalous that the Federal Government provides a pittance for transit service to the national capital region."

"For the past 8 years, we have had to work with an administration that appeared to be ideologically opposed to funding extensions to transit systems."