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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The U.S. freight infrastructure has suffered from decades of underinvestment, leading retailers to fear that future…”

On the recordDecember 4, 2019
The U.S. freight infrastructure has suffered from decades of underinvestment, leading retailers to fear that future growth in global commerce will be stalled.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights the impact of underinvestment in freight infrastructure on commerce.

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