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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="Phoebe Vet"] <P><FONT color=#990000>What a surprise; a Republican is trying to disrupt yet another piece of legislation or it's implementation.</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#990000>I know that is a political statement, but it is what it is.</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#990000>I will not pursue it any further.</FONT></P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=georgia,palatino><FONT size=3>In reading the article, I don't see where anybody is trying to disrupt a piece of legislation. On the contrary, it sounds like representative John Mica of Florida is criticizing the FRA for their inability to manage HSR spending, rather than criticizing HSR itself. </FONT><FONT size=3>The following quote from the article seems to summarize Rep. Mica’s position:</FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face=georgia,palatino> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino>"I'm very concerned that FRA's work missed the mark, and maybe hijacked the ability of the country to see some true high-speed rail-operations," Mica said in a telephone interview.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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