We need to, as I have mentioned before, level the playing field so that jurisdictions throughout the country can make the choices that make sense to them.
John D. Porcari: “We need to, as I have mentioned before, level the playing field so that jurisdictions throughout the country can make…”
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Porcari emphasizes the need for equitable funding for high-speed rail projects.
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I also have great reservations about this type of fund, which I believe would principally benefit large metropolitan areas and ignore the needs of rural states like my own.
We wouldn't have an Interstate Highway System, we wouldn't have the aviation system that is the envy of the world if we didn't have trust funds with dedicated revenue sources.
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