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On the recordSeptember 8, 2020
Congress on a bipartisan basis led by Mississippi Republican Senator Trent Lott eventually rejected those cuts and restored long distance service to seven days a week.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio recalls bipartisan efforts to maintain long-distance Amtrak service in the past.

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