Patty Murray actually said...

"Absolutely. Thank you."

"That is an important long-term investment."

"Okay. Well, in order to decide which projects you're going to fund through this program, you're going to have to rely on forecasts of ridership levels and revenues and public benefits, projects costs."

"But, in the end, it all comes back to Congress, because all capital is subsidized by Congress, in one fashion, form, or another."