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On the recordJune 26, 2013
That is unfair to them. And we privatized freight rail way back in 1970 when we started to do something with Amtrak. And we have left it to a monopoly that is a Soviet-style train operation. It is a national joke and disgrace. It costs the taxpayers a fortune, which has to stop.
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John Mica
Republican · Florida

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Criticism of Amtrak's operations and costs to taxpayers.

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