David Valadao: “65% of the national locomotive fleet touches California.”

“For that reason, numerous groups representing manufacturers, businesses, farmers, ranchers weighed in with the EPA, expressing significant concerns. One of the reasons why I bring this up is 65% of the national locomotive fleet touches California. We're obviously 40 million people. We have major ports all along the coast. Move in products. I think 167 million tons of freight that were moved by rail in California in 2021 employs thousands of people.” (00:44–00:48)

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