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John Whitmire: “It should have been done in 1988 when I carried legislation…”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 20:10

Thank you, Sally, for that question. Came in on our YouTube channel. What does the mayor think about high speed rail in the Texas Triangle? It should have been done in 1988 when I carried legislation [for high-speed rail]. We went to Germany twice to look at their bullet train. But the highway contractors at that time, Southwest Airline blocked it. And I tried to argue with Southwest Airline. (20:10–20:15)

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Asserts that high-speed rail should have been implemented in 1988.

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