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On the recordJune 22, 2009
We have to stop studying. We know, on all of the Amtrak corridors throughout the country, that there is a need and a demand.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Udall asserts the necessity of action over further studies on ridership.

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