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Ed Whitfield: “Railroads provide a vital transportation network for all sorts of commodities in America, and historically railroads…”

On the recordJune 1, 2015
Railroads provide a vital transportation network for all sorts of commodities in America, and historically railroads have generated lots of income from moving coal.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

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Emphasizing the importance of railroads in transporting coal and other commodities.

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