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Matt Cartwright: “We're talking about something that's enormously expensive…”

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 19:30

So that means state and local governments, Pennsylvania government, New Jersey government, and Trenton and the counties that stand to benefit, and perhaps even some of the cities. But We're talking about something that's enormously expensive, rebuilding a railroad, and that's over 100 million. It could be over a billion dollars. A billion? Yeah. Wow. Wow. I was way off. Well, I know it's hard to wrap your head around how much it costs, but one thing you have to include is the number of train sets. (19:30–19:44)

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