Michele Bachmann Mentioned in a PRT Article

LaCross Tribune:

The technology has its share of detractors, however. State legislators considered funding to test PRT in 2004. But the Legislature balked when some lawmakers — many of them advocates for traditional mass transit, like light rail — labeled PRT as pure science fiction. No one has built a functioning PRT system for public use, though one is scheduled for completion next year at London’s Heathrow Airport.

PRT supporters say the technology combines the best elements of automobile travel — personalized vehicles that go nonstop to a destination — with the energy efficiency of mass transit. In the 2004 Minnesota Legislature debate, PRT was supported by political conservatives otherwise skeptical of mass transit, including then-GOP state Sen. Michelle Bachmann, now a U.S. representative.

They spell her name wrong - it's one L, two Ns.