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Doug LaMalfa: “Wouldn't we be smart to cut the losses, and look at upgrading our conventional tracks that Amtrak runs on now, to have…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2021
Wouldn't we be smart to cut the losses, and look at upgrading our conventional tracks that Amtrak runs on now, to have capabilities of running 120 miles per hour, and not spend all this money, and change these routes?
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Doug LaMalfa
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

LaMalfa questions the high-speed rail project and suggests upgrading existing tracks instead.

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