House Proceeding 07-23-09 on Jul 23rd, 2009 :: 1:20:20 to 1:22:25
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1:20:16 to 1:20:36( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: there. this has nothing to do with high speed rail. it making this a bill that people can support. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? mr. olsper -- mr. olver: i claim time in -- mr. olver: i claim time in

1:20:20 to 1:22:25( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: John W. Olver

1:20:37 to 1:20:57( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. olver: i want to say that this high speed rail, the combined hig intercity passenger rill, that is the most important transportation initiative since the eisenhower interstate

1:20:58 to 1:21:19( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: highway system, the national defense highway system of 50 years ago which took a generation, basicay, to build. it's not going to happen quickly. it's going to take a period of time. there's no question. but it is the most important initiative. there is pent up demand. there is a huge demand. the first preapplication period

1:21:20 to 1:21:40( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: for this bill brought in $100 billion of applications for $8 billion that had been placed in. if we do not add significantly to that, as this bill does do, by adding $4 billion to the $8 billion that's already then people will lose faith or wonder, are we in this

1:21:41 to 1:22:02( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: seriously? are we going to do high speed and intercity passenger rail as has been proposed and put forward in the recovery bill earlier, or aren't we intending to do that? i think we must keep this momentum going. or if we lose it, then that would be a very bad thing to have happen.

1:22:03 to 1:22:24( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: there are applications for more than 40 states in the union, totaling $100 billion. those, some of those, are going to be in construction. later this year or early next year. the actual final applications are due for the smaller projects within a month, and within two months after that,

1:22:25 to 1:22:25( Edit History Discussion )

John W. Olver: they are supposed to be in