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John W. Olver: “Reclaiming my time, the language of the amendment, as I have it before me, says none of the funds made available by this…”

On the recordJune 27, 2012
Reclaiming my time, the language of the amendment, as I have it before me, says none of the funds made available by this Act may be used for high-speed rail in the State of California, or for the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
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John W. Olver
Massachusetts
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Jun 27, 2012

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