DOT head supports high-speed rail

“I got involved in the rail issues about a year after I took over the department. Because when you get involved with DOT and see the amount of dollars that’s going just to road projects, it makes you stop and think – especially as gas prices continue to creep up.”

…”And, you know, I’ve had a couple meetings with Norman Mineta (U.S. Secretary of Transportation) and everybody in Washington understands that gas prices are going to continue to skyrocket – and that building more roads isn’t really the total answer. We’ve got to give people alternatives.

“But the Bush administration is really stuck. They just will not do what needs to be done. That’s the real problem we’re having.”

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