Money Quote by Michelle Steel

The railways should be run in the best interest of passengers and, overall, taxpayer's money should be spent improving the network, not subsiding it.

— Chris Grayling

Not only should we be giving Amtrak the money it needs to continue to provide services; we should be providing security money to upgrade…

— Corrine Brown

We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our…

— Corrine Brown

We should not be scrimping on investments in public safety. The lack of infrastructure spending is costing us lives in America. It's costing every…

— Cory Booker

We should be aiming for our entire system to reflect that public transportation is a public good.

— Michelle Wu

We are the only major developed nation that isn't investing meaningfully in high-speed rail, and I believe we're making a mistake. Transportation systems that…

— Richard Florida

I do not see how we can rationally oppose high speed rail because of the environmental and other costs without considering the social and…

— Noam Chomsky

We seem to be committing ourselves to an eye wateringly expensive railroad for the few. High speed rail plan is madness.

— Mike Rutherford

We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs…

— Corrine Brown

The railroads are not run for the benefit of the dear public. That cry is nonsense. They are built for men who invest their…

— William Henry Vanderbilt

I am going to give the American people a huge helping of unbridled truth: that we can't continue to spend what we are spending,…

— Rick Perry

Beyond highways and roads, we need more money for mass transit, intercity passenger rail and freight rail. We have a long way to go…

— Bill Lipinski