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Ray LaHood: “It will move more goods more efficiently. It's going to create jobs for the economy up in Vermont, and it did increase…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2013
It will move more goods more efficiently. It's going to create jobs for the economy up in Vermont, and it did increase speeds just a little bit.
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Ray LaHood
Republican · Illinois

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Ray Lahood praised the completion of the high-speed rail project, highlighting its economic benefits and slight speed improvements.

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