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On the recordJune 17, 2009
if we increase the cost of transportation in our intermodal system because of congestion, the price of your grain and the price of your beef is going to go up, and America will become less competitive and less competitive.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune discusses the impact of transportation costs on competitiveness.

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