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On the recordJune 1, 2015
But to pretend that seatbelts in a train is somehow going to, you know, restrict people's freedom and drive the ridership down is absurd.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano argues that seatbelts on trains won't limit freedom or reduce ridership.

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