Saturday, January 21, 2012

Nixon, Quinn push Biden, LaHood for high-speed rail - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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In April, Nixon and Quinn, along with six other Midwestermn governors, to LaHood asking him to support plansz for rail corridors between cities intheir states, includin St. Louis to Chicago and St. Louisx to Kansas City. Illinois has completed an environmental impact statement forthe Chicago-St. Loui corridor. “Missouri and our partner states in the already have a competitivew advantage because we have been workinyg on this rail initiative for more than a Nixon said in a statemenr afterthe roundtable. “I reiterated our strongy position to Vice President Biden todauy while we discussed the viabilitg of high speedrail corridors.
” The White House and the have said they wouldx from the American Recoveryt and Reinvestment Act, and $1 billioh a year for five years as a down paymentt to develop a passenger rail The other governors at the meetinfg were Jim Doyle of Wisconsin, Jennifetr Granholm of Michigan, Tim Kaine of Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Sonny Perdue of Georgia and Ed Rendelll of Pennsylvania.

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