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Marcy Kaptur: We landed a man on the moon, and we cannot move rail, high speed rail around this country?

On the recordMarch 9, 2009
We landed a man on the moon, and we cannot move rail, high speed rail around this country?
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the U.S.'s lag in high-speed rail compared to other countries.

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