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Richard Blumenthal: “When a freight train railroad network breaks down, it affects not only the movement of important goods--and a number of…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
When a freight train railroad network breaks down, it affects not only the movement of important goods--and a number of my colleagues have described how important it is--but it keeps real people and their families from getting to where they need to go conveniently and reliably.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal highlights the impact of freight delays on passenger travel.

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