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James M. Jeffords: “I also go back to some of Senator Moynihan's concerns years ago. Now looking at what is going on in China and other…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2004
I also go back to some of Senator Moynihan's concerns years ago. Now looking at what is going on in China and other places, with the development of intermodal systems or the ability to travel at much faster rates of speed, to move--in their case--millions of people who want to travel, is that not also something we are trying to look at, trying to make sure we will not lose our position in the world with respect to our transportation methodology?
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Discussing transportation systems and global competitiveness.

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