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John Mica: “If we are subsidizing tickets by $375, I mean, really. How do we get to a point to where the American taxpayer is not…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
If we are subsidizing tickets by $375, I mean, really. How do we get to a point to where the American taxpayer is not taken to the cleaners here.
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John Mica
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the fairness of taxpayer subsidies for rail tickets.

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