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Evan Bayh: “I was not long ago--Jeff Merkley was here a while ago--a city that was in real trouble, and, again, with a light-rail…”

On the recordJune 8, 2010
I was not long ago--Jeff Merkley was here a while ago--a city that was in real trouble, and, again, with a light-rail system coming in, they made some very intelligent decisions.
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Evan Bayh

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Bayh highlights the positive impact of light-rail systems on struggling cities.

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