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On the recordApril 10, 2013
So why not have a trust fund? And for that matter, why not, like the Department of Transportation, have a separate line item for the overhead expense of just having a national rail system?
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Jeff Denham
Republican · California

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Denham questions the lack of a dedicated trust fund for rail funding.

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