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Frank Lautenberg: The U.S. is a third world country, maybe even a fourth world country, if that is possible, when it comes to passenger…

On the recordOctober 28, 2009
The U.S. is a third world country, maybe even a fourth world country, if that is possible, when it comes to passenger rail.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Lautenberg criticizes the state of U.S. passenger rail infrastructure.

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