Obama to Pour Stimulus Money Into High Speed Rails
source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18924.html
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The $787.2 billion economic recovery bill — to be signed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday — dedicates $8 billion to high-speed rail, most of which was added in the final closed-door bargaining at the instigation of White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
It’s a sum that far surpasses anything before attempted in the United States — and more is coming. Administration officials told Politico that when Obama outlines his 2010 budget next week, it will ask for $1 billion more for high-speed rail in each of the next five years.
Yet for all the high stakes, the pieces didn’t fall into place until the end of deliberations on the recovery bill. And the way in which they did is revealing of the often late-breaking decisions — and politics — that shaped the final package.
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TaGgInUrBlOcKuP
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more trains to paint!
- 2 years ago
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TaGgInUrBlOcKuP
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jh64487
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it takes 10 hours to get from NC to NY by rail, direct.
that's bullshit. hopefully this will help
- 2 years ago
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jh64487
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RCS
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This is one of the best items in the stimulus package. This should have been done years ago.
- 2 years ago
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RCS
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Sam_the_Wizer
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I'm so glad to hear this. High speed rails are a much more efficient form of transportation than flying. The initial cost of infrastructure is much higher, but this will create thousands of jobs country-wide. Way to go.
- 2 years ago
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Sam_the_Wizer
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bishopobispo
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Way to bring America closer together. This'll make traveling between Cardinals vs. Cubs games all the much easier.
But really, it's embarrassing to compare our rail network to those that exist in the rest of the developed world. It's about time we started playing catch up.
- 2 years ago
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bishopobispo
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current89
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Awesome, this is just what America needs, some better public transit!
- 2 years ago
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current89
