Just to claify the mistruths put forward on this forum about the Republicans being against HSR it should be noted that below is the list of Florida Senators who signed a petition in support of high-speed rail and agaist Florida gov Rick Scotts recent position to scrap the project. It should be noted that only 10 of the 25 Senators who signed the letter are Democrats:
Senator Anthony Hill, 1 District
Senator Greg Evers, 2nd District
Senator Stephen Wise, 5th District
Senator Bill Montford, 6th District
Senator Andy Gardiner, 9th District
Senator Mike Fasano, 11th District
Senator Dennis Jones, 13th District
Senator Paula Dockery, 15th District
Senator Jack Latvala, 16th District
Senator Arthenia Joyner, 18th District
Senator Gary Siplin, 19th District
Senator Mike Bennett, 21st District
Senator David Simmons, 22nd District
Senator Nancy Detert, 23rd District
Senator Thad Altman, 24th District
Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff, 25th District
Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto, 27th District
Senator Chris Smith, 29th District
Senator Maria Sachs, 30th District
Senator Eleanor Sobel, 31st District
Senator Jeremy Ring, 32nd District
Senator Nan Rich, 34th District
Senator Gwen Margolis, 35th District
Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, 36th District
Senator Rene Garcia, 40th District
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Apparently there is Republican support for HSR in Florida, not that I am a Republican and not that I support wasting so much of the taxpyers money. Point is that no one party is against or for HSR or Amtrak. Politicans of both parties will posture ONLY to get votes and to bring money to their districts. Its all about THEIR votes not about you or I.
Senator Anthony Hill, 1 District
Senator Greg Evers, 2nd District
Senator Stephen Wise, 5th District
Senator Bill Montford, 6th District
Senator Andy Gardiner, 9th District
Senator Mike Fasano, 11th District
Senator Dennis Jones, 13th District
Senator Paula Dockery, 15th District
Senator Jack Latvala, 16th District
Senator Arthenia Joyner, 18th District
Senator Gary Siplin, 19th District
Senator Mike Bennett, 21st District
Senator David Simmons, 22nd District
Senator Nancy Detert, 23rd District
Senator Thad Altman, 24th District
Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff, 25th District
Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto, 27th District
Senator Chris Smith, 29th District
Senator Maria Sachs, 30th District
Senator Eleanor Sobel, 31st District
Senator Jeremy Ring, 32nd District
Senator Nan Rich, 34th District
Senator Gwen Margolis, 35th District
Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, 36th District
Senator Rene Garcia, 40th District
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Apparently there is Republican support for HSR in Florida, not that I am a Republican and not that I support wasting so much of the taxpyers money. Point is that no one party is against or for HSR or Amtrak. Politicans of both parties will posture ONLY to get votes and to bring money to their districts. Its all about THEIR votes not about you or I.
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