Now, that's the kind of reform we need to see, not forcing States to spend 10 percent in freight rail projects, but let's let them tap into this RRIF loan program and make it easier. The way our bill and our reforms are, it would make it much easier for the Class I's, and especially the short lines, to be able to invest those dollars at low interest rates and improve the freight rail system in this country. Again, I'm stunned that my colleagues wouldn't support these what I consider to be groundbreaking reforms that will allow us to spend more money on building roads and bridges. With that, I urge a rejection of this motion to instruct.
Bud Shuster: “Now, that's the kind of reform we need to see, not forcing States to spend 10 percent in freight rail projects, but…”
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