And part of the answer starts with what we actually mean when we call a train high-speed.

High-speed rail is where you build dedicated tracks for trains that go as fast as 220 miles an hour, which, when done properly, cuts the drive time in half.

So if it takes five hours to drive today, it would be two and a half hours by train.

For a century, our federal and state transportation policies have focused on moving cars as fast as possible and not people.

And so we've created spaces where you have to drive in order to get around, even just to go get a gallon of milk.

And we've invested all of our transportation money for the most part in highways.

But that needs to change because it's really done a lot of damage to the country.

What we should have...

'Cause you guys are based in Chicago, so you're just south of us, for context

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I'm just south of you.

You know, I've, uh, I've spent a fair amount of time in, in Milwaukee and Madison.

And, and, uh, uh, the bike trails, uh, in the...

Is it state park? Anyway, um, y- Wisconsin's a great place to live, and it's a great place to do business.

Um, a- and you've got this string of cities from Chicago to Green Bay, and actually up to the state line, um, in two different directions, plus from Milwaukee over to Madison, and then up I-94 and I-90 towards, towards Minnesota.

Yeah