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Roger Wicker: “The FAST Act mandated that the FRA convene a working group to evaluate the restoration of inner city passenger rail…”

On the recordJune 7, 2017
The FAST Act mandated that the FRA convene a working group to evaluate the restoration of inner city passenger rail between New Orleans and Orlando.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker discusses the need for a working group to restore passenger rail post-Hurricane Katrina.

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