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Chris Deluzio: “The workers in this industry, like so many others have been…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:35

And the reality is they've made plenty of money. They've invested lots in dividends and stock buybacks at the expense of investing in safety and operations and their workers. And The workers in this industry, like so many others have been telling us for a long time, things aren't safe. We have less time to inspect cars. We can make this industry safer. We got to force them to do it. (03:35–03:42)

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Asserts that rail industry workers have long reported safety issues.

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