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Tommy Thompson: “The most successful Amtrak is between Milwaukee and Chicago…”

Featuring: Tommy Thompson, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Tommy Thompson: Wisconsin's longest serving Governor

Published | Video Starts at 06:18

Oh, sure. Mass transit. And just think of Amtrak, you know, that was responsible for getting the Amtrak expanded into the state of Wisconsin. And The most successful Amtrak is between Milwaukee and Chicago and back and forth. People ride that every day. They commute back and forth. So you gotta. It's a comprehensive transportation system. Wisconsin's got it. We gotta build on it, and hopefully we can. (06:18–06:23)

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Claims that the Milwaukee-Chicago Amtrak route is the most successful.

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