Patty Murray actually said...

"I know families in my home State of Washington deeply value our Amtrak service, the Cascade Line, which just set record ridership for the second year in a row."

"I worked hard for adequate funding for Amtrak and to see reforms of its financial management."

"As has been mentioned a number of times now, we have discovered credible and specific documentation about al Qaeda's interest in launching an attack against our national rail network from information ..."

"I agree that leaders in Washington, DC need to tighten our belts and work together to get our Nation's debt under control. But we cannot be reckless about this."