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Chris Deluzio: “It's been a gap in the law and it's probably the lowest…”

Featuring: Chris Deluzio, Democratic | U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 17

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VIDEO: How to Derail the Anti-Safety Train Lobby - Rep. Chris Deluzio | Lever Time Pod FULL EPISODE

Published | Video Starts at 33:33

I heard him, I've heard Governor DeWine, both Republicans talk about expanding that definition. It's common sense. I think people looking at what just happened know this has been a failure. It's been a gap in the law and it's probably the lowest hanging fruit for us to fix in Congress. There's always this question that comes up about ownership of the railroads. There's a long history of obviously the government giving away large swaths of land right away to these private companies. (33:33–33:39)

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Asserts that the current definition of high hazard flammable trains is a legal gap that Congress can address.

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