Jobs today, economic competitiveness tomorrow--now is the time to build high-speed rail - Welcome to the FastLane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation

The Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, talks about the fervor surrounding the returned money from Florida related to high speed rail. He also underlines the importance of upgrading our infrastructure so that we remain competitive, or better yet regain our competitiveness, in the world marketplace - click title for link.  Click here for his op-ed piece in The Hill on the same topic.