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On the recordFebruary 28, 2018
So I think the first thing is we have to--and after 501, we immediately improved our oversight and hands-on engagement of our road foremen...
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell discusses improvements in rail safety oversight post-incident.

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