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Jay Rockefeller: I think it is terribly, terribly important that we do not have railroad companies going to Subcommittee Members telling…

On the recordJune 28, 2001
I think it is terribly, terribly important that we do not have railroad companies going to Subcommittee Members telling them what letters they ought to write.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia
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congress.gov
Jun 28, 2001

Editor's note · Context

Rockefeller emphasizes the importance of independence from railroad companies.

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