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Excursio excursions. the good news for these travelers, the largest migration in world history, is that some of those trips are shorter. in the last four years, china has spent more than $185 billion on high-speed rail. but that means that within about two years, china expects to have 42 new high-speed train lines. for comparison, here in america, we won't even have our first one. we're expecting our first two years after the chinese are expecting 42 of them. we'll get one within four years. china will get 42 in half the time. our one little high-speed rail commitment will connect tampa and or...

On the chinese calendar. and as people all over the world do on important holidays, the chinese travel for this holiday. a big majority of china's 1.3 billion people are expected to take at least one trip for new year's totaling more than 2.5 billion excursions. the good news for these billion or so travelers, this largest mass migration in america -- in american -- in world history is that some of those trips will be a lot shorter. in the last four years, china has spent more than $185 billion on high speed rail. just on trains. but all of that investment means that within about two years, ch...

Claiming the bill was too bloated. >> they would said the same thing about the $85 billion bill they said about the health care bill. it's too big, too bloated. so why go down that road again, david. >> let me say this. look, suppose republicans are going to say that, and they certainly are going to say that. the question is, do you believe in your own philosophy? do you believe in a big bill, $185 billion, if you can get four republicans, go ahead and take your hits if you believe in it. the problem is, this is an admission they lack the courage of their convictions. you're right, a lot of re...

What's on the ballot are his name and hillary clinton's name. and what's also on the ballot, medicare, medicare, we have a republican congress that would remove the guarantee of medicare. family planning. we have a republican congress that would defund contraception family planning, et cetera. education, a budget of the republicans that would cut $185 billion from education, pell grants, et cetera. and give tax breaks to the wealthiest people. so that is really what the election should be about. i always say, show me your values and show me your budget. if you have a budget that favors the ric...

Things that affect them. what's on the ballot are his name and hillary clinton's name, but what's also on the ballot are medicare, medicare, we have a republican congress that would remove the guarantee of medicare. family planning, we have a republican congress that would defund contraception family planning, et cetera. education a budget on other republicans that would cut $185 billion from education, pell grants, et cetera and give tax breaks to the wealthiest people. that is really what the election should be about, the economy. i say to my colleagues, show me your values, show me your bud...