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Richard Blumenthal: “There is pressure, in fact, to reduce the size and sometimes eliminate those rest stops.”

On the recordMarch 13, 2017
There is pressure, in fact, to reduce the size and sometimes eliminate those rest stops.
Said by
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal highlights the ongoing issue of reducing rest stops impacting driver safety.

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