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Jim Costa: It has happened in France and Japan initially because they had the political will.

On the recordJuly 13, 2016
It has happened in France and Japan initially because they had the political will.
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Jim Costa
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Citing examples of France and Japan's political will in developing high-speed rail.

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