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Keeping America on Track: The Future of High-Speed Rail

09.22.2010

PRESS CONTACT:
Steven Chlapecka—schlapecka@ppionline.org, T: 202.525.3931

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, September 29, the Progressive Policy Institute will host an event on the future of high-speed rail in the United States and will release “A Smart Way to Finance High-Speed Rail: Restructuring the Highway Trust Fund into a Results-Driven Transportation Fund,” a new PPI policy memo focusing financing the President Obama’s ambitious fast train network.

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WHO

Pierce Homer, Transportation Director, Moffatt & Nichol
Ken Orski, Editor and Publisher, Innovation NewsBriefs
Mark Reutter, PPI Fellow
Petra Todorovich, Director, America 2050

Moderator: Michael Riley, Managing Editor, Bloomberg Government

WHEN

9 – 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 29

WHERE

Jefferson West Ballroom, Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.

MEDIA COVERAGE

The event is open to the press.  Media wishing to attend should contact Steven Chlapecka at 202.525.3931 or schlapecka@ppionline.org.

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