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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

Editor's note · Context

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

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