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Bill Nelson: The good place to start was between Tampa and Orlando right down the middle of the I-4 interstate corridor, but our Tea…

On the recordDecember 9, 2014
The good place to start was between Tampa and Orlando right down the middle of the I-4 interstate corridor, but our Tea Party Governor would not accept the $2.4 billion that we had on the table to build it 4 years ago.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Bill Nelson criticizes the rejection of funding for a high-speed rail project in Florida.

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