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Elijah Cummings: “This claim, of course, is unfounded, and seems particularly bizarre, given that Amtrak is engaged by contract with only…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2012
This claim, of course, is unfounded, and seems particularly bizarre, given that Amtrak is engaged by contract with only a few of the more than 25 commuter rail systems in operation in the United States.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings defends Amtrak against claims of monopoly in commuter rail operations.

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