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Ed Markey: it is just something that takes us in the wrong direction, and it is something that we are going to fight for to make…

On the recordOctober 30, 2017
it is just something that takes us in the wrong direction, and it is something that we are going to fight for to make sure that there is full funding in the years ahead.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey expresses commitment to oppose funding cuts and advocate for full Amtrak funding.

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