karen massey and she said it is going to save huge amounts of money because we spend so much time sitting on the highways. public transportation obviously benefits the environment and daily lives of common citizen. there is one mode of public transportation that could save the country immensely. take of the united states currently plans to develop a national high-speed rail system in order to sustain a community and compete with other nations. to be high-speed rail economically feasible, you have to have high demand, which does not exist now. they are saying we cannot build it, because there is not enough demand. demand and less to build and provide a good service. alsogh-speed rail will yield economic benefits. >> we want to look at where clients could be coming in easily. good airports, good rail service. >> massachusetts senator john kerry has a similar perspective on the issue. railss discussion of comes at a critical time for the economy. i believe and have believed for a long time that high-speed rail particularly is absolutely critical to the ability to transform the american econo