10/07/2015
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"And is it also true, to your knowledge, that there is no Federal standard in terms of crashworthiness and safety of passengers on transit systems; there is for rail systems like Amtrak, but there is n..."
"This is an issue that has come out of the regional delegation's examination of the tragedy of June 22nd, this anomaly in Federal regulation where we do regulate for hard railcars on railroad systems, ..."
"I believe that if Congress acts to finalize the $150 million for fiscal year 2010, that D.C., Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia will all find the matching funds to bring together $300 million..."
"Without Tom's visions, this Congress would never have come up with the idea of a $150 million matching grant."