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Peter DeFazio: “I think that these cuts, both on the private-sector side and on the Amtrak side, are putting us on a very downward path.”

On the recordJune 19, 2019
I think that these cuts, both on the private-sector side and on the Amtrak side, are putting us on a very downward path.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio criticizes workforce reductions in Amtrak and private sectors affecting safety.

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