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Mike Capuano: “Their aim is consistent with their broader agenda, which is to eliminate Amtrak and let private corporations--by the…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2012
Their aim is consistent with their broader agenda, which is to eliminate Amtrak and let private corporations--by the way, many of them foreign--to cherry pick those parts of the Amtrak system that can yield them the highest profits.
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Mike Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Capuano accuses opponents of wanting to eliminate Amtrak for corporate profit.

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