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On the recordMarch 16, 2023
The railroad lobbyists continued just aggressively to lobby this body and to lobby the regulators, and they succeeded in weakening standards for communities and for workers and for railroad safety.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Senator Brown criticizes lobbyists for weakening safety standards affecting communities.

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