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On the recordApril 28, 2015
Now we have many such trains, some with more than 110 tank cars in tow traversing our State.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin highlights the increase in oil trains in Wisconsin and associated safety concerns.

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