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Bishop Calls For More Spending On Rail Security

authorHeather Girgenti on Jun 3, 2011
An amendment proposed by U.S. Representative Tim Bishop, which aimed to increase federal funding for rail and mass transit security by $75 million, was rejected by the Republican majority in... more

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