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Klobuchar Statement on Fed Railroad Association's Decision for DM&E; Rail Plan
January 31, 2007
(Washington, D.C.) U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar tonight released the following statement in reaction to the Federal Railroad Association's (FRA) decision stating that the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern (DM&E) Railroad Corporation's project has met the requirements of the federal environmental review. This decision starts a 90 day clock in which a final decision on DM&E's loan application must be made.
"As the Department of Transportation approaches a final decision on this loan, it must confront very serious questions about the loan application, and it must make sure that dozens of high-speed freight trains do not run right through the heart of Rochester and the Mayo Clinic."
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