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John W. Olver: Secondly, in the high-speed corridors that are based on Chicago as their hub, to go to Detroit, to go to St. Louis, to…

On the recordJuly 14, 2011
Secondly, in the high-speed corridors that are based on Chicago as their hub, to go to Detroit, to go to St. Louis, to go to Indianapolis, to go to Milwaukee, for equipment that will allow those high-speed corridors to function better. Thirdly, in projects on the west coast as well. All of those projects are jeopardized by this provision in this bill.
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John W. Olver
Massachusetts
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Jul 14, 2011

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