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On the recordApril 21, 2015
the increasing frequency of oil trains passing through their communities as a catastrophic disaster waiting to happen.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin highlights the risks posed by oil trains in Wisconsin.

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