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Senate Commerce Committee’s Bipartisan $78B Surface Transportation Bill Advances
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive EditorThe Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has passed its five-year surface transportation bill authorizing $78 billion for rail, freight, safety and research programs; it is a bipartisan measure supported by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA).