[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 24, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H760]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            HIGH-SPEED RAIL

  (Mrs. HALVORSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. HALVORSON. Where are the jobs? I think we can answer that every 
time we speak. In my district it is happening quite literally.
  Recently I was very proud to announce $1.2 billion in Recovery Act 
funding being invested in Illinois for high-speed rail lines from 
Chicago to St. Louis. Two of the towns in my district happen to be 
stops along the rail line--Joliet and Normal.
  There are those who have said, and continue to say, that projects 
like these will not put people to work, that the stimulus isn't 
working. But here is the reality: These high-speed rail lines in 
Illinois alone are going to put 6,000 people to work. This wouldn't 
have been possible without the investment in the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act.
  I am proud that the Recovery Act is putting these people to work and 
putting our communities back on the track to recovery. We must continue 
to invest in American infrastructure, build upon the work of the 
Recovery Act is doing, and continue working to create jobs. The future 
of our districts depends on it.

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