Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I support investment in intercity and high-speed rail, but it is now time to address the program's critics head on."

"I am so disappointed that the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives has targeted rail transportation for their budget cuts."

"We need to see realistic alternatives to the kind of slash and burn politics that have taken over our budget debates."

"We cannot put together a Federal budget that will put our fragile economy, and millions of jobs at risk."