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Matt Cartwright: “Our chances of getting passenger rail went way, way up…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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The Volpe Report - Sunday Feb 26, 2023 - US Rep. Matt Cartwright

Published | Video Starts at 26:53

I was there on the South White House lawn for the signing of the iija. But there's so many good things for Northeastern Pennsylvania in it. And Our chances of getting passenger rail went way, way up because of that. You know, one of the difficulties of New York, even though it's relatively close in mileage, is getting in and out of the city by car. It's just an hour. (26:53–27:00)

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Asserts that the infrastructure bill increased the likelihood of obtaining passenger rail.

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