Building a world-class transportation system is part of what made us a economic superpower.

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Building a world-class transportation system is part of what made us an economic superpower.

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Building a world-class transportation system is one of the reasons that America became an economic superpower in the first place.

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But it also requires us to build world-class transportation and communications networks, so that any company can move goods and sell products all around the world as quickly and efficiently as possible.

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World-class culture, hyper-efficient transportation and high-quality health care.

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