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Donald Payne Jr.: The few times that I don't use Amtrak to come to work, I drive down, and I have to leave between midnight and 4 o'clock…

On the recordJune 5, 2023
The few times that I don't use Amtrak to come to work, I drive down, and I have to leave between midnight and 4 o'clock in the morning in order to bypass all that traffic between New Jersey and Washington, DC.
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Donald Payne Jr.
Democratic · New Jersey

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Payne shares his experience of traffic challenges when not using Amtrak.

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