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Richard Blumenthal: “I was really alarmed... by the GAO report, which said that there was a risk... of two-thirds of the commuter railroads…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2018
I was really alarmed... by the GAO report, which said that there was a risk... of two-thirds of the commuter railroads failing to meet those deadlines.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal expresses concern over the potential failure of commuter railroads to meet safety deadlines.

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