07/24/2013
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"While I remain a serious supporter of passenger rail, and was particularly gratified that my home state of Maine received a High Speed Rail grant of $35 million to extend our Downeaster service north ..."
"The nominees before this committee today represent a number of agencies that are crucial to our Nation, our environment, and our economy."
"I believe the NTSB's challenge will be to become more assertive in communicating to Congress if government entities continue to be downright dismissive of the Board's efforts."
"We certainly appreciate the investment in high-speed rail capacity."