07/29/2009
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"Train horns serve an important purpose in preventing tragic rail injuries and fatalities."
"I urge the Committee to examine the need for reforms in this area to ensure that railroad companies do not pose an extreme nuisance, or worse yet danger, to the communities they pass through."
"My statement today focuses on reconciling the needs of growing residential communities and cities with increased rail activity."
"The law was renewed periodically on a bipartisan basis, the last time led by then-Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner on the Judiciary Committee."