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eschatonblog.com - 1/26/2009
Big Rail
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I was thinking yesterday that part of the problem is that we don't really have the equivalent of the highway building industry to lobby for money. Freight companies throw some weight around, but their interests aren't exactly aligned with those of commuter rail advocates. Bring on Big Rail!
Rail in the Stimulus
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/26/2009
Rail in the Stimulus
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Rep Peter DeFazio has authored an amendment that would increase the level of rail funding in the... stimulus bill. It’s an excellent idea. Funds for highway repairs are a fine use of stimulus money, but insofar as we’re investing in new ... (more) Rail in the Stimulus

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Thinking Big (video)
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Thinking Big (video)
— youtube.com — Change has come in American politics, and with it, a new opportunity for advancing big ideas, bold... visions, and innovative solutions. Thinking Big: Progress... (more) Thinking Big (video)
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Rep. Oberstar: Rail Had to Take a Back Seat to Tax Cuts
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/22/2009
Rep. Oberstar: Rail Had to Take a Back Seat to Tax Cuts
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Elana Schor’s got the quotes from Representative Jim Oberstar (D-MN) that indicate that the reason rail got... so little funding in the stimulus proposal is that they were cut to make room for more tax cuts: The reason for the reduction in ... (more) Rep. Oberstar: Rail Had to Take a Back Seat to Tax Cuts

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Talking Points Memo — ... . One part of the equation here is definitely the need to spend money quickly. There are far more roads waiting to be fixed than there are public transportation projects ready to be started. But I wonder if another issue isn't the one Atrios points to here -- public transportation, especially rail, has no coherent political coalition behind it. ...

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