We will take that money. If other States do not want it, that is fine.
Bernie Sanders: “We will take that money. If other States do not want it, that is fine.”
On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
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Senator Sanders expresses Vermont's willingness to accept federal funds for high-speed rail.
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