Patty Murray actually said...

"Well, they have structured their fleet plan so that it could support a domestic industry for manufacturing rail equipment by spreading the orders over a 30-year period."

"Well, you've requested a billion dollars. Can you tell us how much you expect to use for intercity projects and how much for high-speed rail corridors?"

"the management team now has a strategic vision and has started to look at long-term planning."

"That's a lot of money, especially when we're asking them to also do positive train control."