Senators: Federal Railroad Administration underfunded

WSHU | By Dan Katz

Published December 16, 2013 at 10:03 AM EST

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Charles Schumer of New York say the Federal Railroad Administration only has enough funding for 1% of the safety measures they say are needed to make trains safe.

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