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On the recordMarch 21, 2023
One of the biggest beneficiaries is Norfolk Southern. They can roll their two-to-three-mile trains through there without anybody asking a question because you trust them to do the right thing. And they didn't do the right thing.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch criticizes Norfolk Southern for breaching community trust.

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