President Obama had sought $8 billion for high-speed rail in 2012. The House-passed budget had exactly zero. The Senate bill approved by the Transportation subcommittee Tuesday followed suit. But the full Appropriations Committee yesterday put $100 million back into next year?s budget for the president?s signature transportation initiative.
Senator Dick Durbin, co-chair of the High-Speed Rail
[...]Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/09/22/senate-saves-a-sliver-for-high-speed-rail/#more-116093
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