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Ray LaHood: “What we are pleased about, Senator Sessions, is that 33 States and the District of Columbia have accepted more than $11…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
What we are pleased about, Senator Sessions, is that 33 States and the District of Columbia have accepted more than $11 billion because they believe in high-speed inner-city rail.
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Ray LaHood
Republican · Illinois

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LaHood discusses support for high-speed rail funding from multiple states.

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