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Chris Coons: “Pre-pandemic, it carried 12 million passengers every year in a single day without service on the NEC, would cost the…”

On the recordMay 12, 2021
Pre-pandemic, it carried 12 million passengers every year in a single day without service on the NEC, would cost the economy $100 million.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons emphasizes the economic importance of the Northeast Corridor.

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