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Tammy Baldwin: “I'm very concerned about the merger between Union Pacific…”

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Published June 24, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:12

Senator Baldwin. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Ms. Hedlund, for meeting with me last week. As you heard, I'm very concerned about the merger between Union Pacific and Noorthoek Southern as proposed. Especially in light of some recent comments made by Up CEO Jim Veena. Mr. Veena, speaking to investors just a week ago, argued that statute requires the STB to complete … (00:12–00:21)

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