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Bill Nelson: “With that much loss outside of the Northeast Corridor, how can you justify doing what you do, other than it is a…”

On the recordApril 16, 2013
With that much loss outside of the Northeast Corridor, how can you justify doing what you do, other than it is a government service?
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Nelson questions the justification for federal support amid losses.

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