Speaker A
199:27 - 199:54
"while the large railroads are attempting to find any avenue they can to skew the message on my amendment. Two-person crews are already the standard across all major railroads in America. There is $0 impact to their expenses and $0 impact to their bottom line."
“while the large railroads are attempting to find any avenue they can to skew the message on my amendment. Two-person crews are already the standard across all major railroads in America. There is $0 impact to their expenses and $0 impact to their bottom line.”
- Speaker
- Speaker A
- Timestamp
- 199:27 – 199:54
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- Alaska News
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- May 21, 2026
From the transcript
We must not delay any further on this important issue. And folks, let me remind you, while the large railroads are attempting to find any avenue they can to skew the message on my amendment. Two-person crews are already the standard across all major railroads in America. There is $0 impact to their expenses and $0 impact to their bottom line. I'll also note my amendment doesn't strike any of the underlying provisions in the base text.
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