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William Bryan: I think the Senator's point was that the population numbers that I read of part of those cities represents the corporate…

On the recordJuly 10, 1996
I think the Senator's point was that the population numbers that I read of part of those cities represents the corporate city limits, and I believe the Senator's point, if I understood him correctly, is that each of these communities are part of a metropolitan area. As the Senator pointed out, in our hometown of Las Vegas, there are roughly a million people in the metropolitan area who would be directly and adversely impacted by a rail or highway accident. Yet, Las Vegas is listed for purposes of population as 258,000. I believe, if I understood the Senator's point, in addition to the population indicated here, there are suburban communities that would be populated as well, perhaps even greater.
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William Bryan
Florida

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Discussing the population impact of transportation accidents in metropolitan areas.

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