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Richard Shelby: “I know this initiative was of interest to the senior Senator from Wisconsin and that you had requested funds so that…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1998
I know this initiative was of interest to the senior Senator from Wisconsin and that you had requested funds so that your State and the other Midwestern states could complete detailed implementation planning. As you know, we were unable to fund high speed rail corridor planning studies in the Senate Transportation Appropriations bill due to budget constraints. However, I will work with you and if we revisit this issue in conference and take another look at corridor planning studies, I assure you that the Midwest Rail initiative will receive every consideration.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama
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Discussing funding for high-speed rail corridor planning in the Senate.

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