09/12/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"Pre-pandemic, it carried 12 million passengers every year in a single day without service on the NEC, would cost the economy $100 million."
"We just introduced legislation to authorize it. It would put to work thousands and thousands of young Americans..."
"half of that segment is highly vulnerable to flooding and could result in a total shutdown because there is no alternate route."
"Our global competitor, China, is busy sending out a vaccine that has been demonstrated to have a significantly lower efficacy."