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On the recordApril 10, 2013
You can only put so much lipstick on a black hole financial operation, and you still have great losses to the taxpayer.
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Jeff Denham
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Denham criticizes Amtrak's financial losses and calls for accountability.

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