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On the recordJune 23, 2011
Congress, in the wake of this historic crash that so alarmed the country, many of us introduced a bill...
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton discusses legislative efforts for national rail safety standards following a crash.

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