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Ed Markey: by cutting Amtrak funding, they are playing a dangerous game of railway Russian roulette.

On the recordJune 9, 2015
by cutting Amtrak funding, they are playing a dangerous game of railway Russian roulette.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes House Republicans for cutting Amtrak's budget, risking rail safety.

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