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" States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities. "

Corrine Brown

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Corrine Brown

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" Not only should we be giving Amtrak the money it needs to continue to provide services; we should be providing security money to upgrade their tracks and improve safety and security measures in the entire rail system. "

" I represent central Florida, which depends on tourists for its economic survival. We need people to be able to get to the State and enjoy it. "

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Corrine Brown

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" I don't do radio or TV. I do people. "

Corrine Brown

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" So here we are, just two months away from the election, with more and more examples that modern day Jim Crowe laws are alive and well in the state of Florida. "

Corrine Brown

Florida

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" I just want someone to explain to the American public why investing in transportation in Iraq is so much more important than investing in passenger rail right here in the United States of America. "

" Once again, we see the Bush administration paying for its failed policies by cutting funds to vital public services and jeopardizing more American jobs. "

" This administration is cutting the programs that our Nation and its citizens need most, while dissolving the safety nets created to protect the elderly and less fortunate in this wealthy Nation. "

" I don't have to prove my innocence to the court or to the news media. "

" Today right here in America we have 50 million people without health insurance. "

" If we are wondering why only 19 percent of the American people feel that the Congress is in tune with their priorities, the cuts in Amtrak is one blatant reason why. "

" Without the funding Amtrak needs to keep operating, we will soon see people that rely on Amtrak to get them to work each day, waiting for a train that isn't coming. "