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							<title><![CDATA[Common Sense, Common Ground&mdash;Even in a Shutdown]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The federal government is shut down again, and the headlines are all gridlock and partisan bickering. Yet this week also quietly marks a milestone that reminds us that bipartisanship can still solve big problems. On Oct. 14, 1980, Democrats and Republicans worked together to enact the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Railroads Are Improving Safety and Policymakers Can Help]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Ian Jefferies</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Feb. 3'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' marks the one-year anniversary of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. With this date comes increased discourse about railroad safety.
This was evident in a recent House hearing in which the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board noted that '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'rail...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Infrastructure Isn't a Partisan Issue -- It's an American Issue]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ian Jefferies</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While the past year brought America difficult challenges, the light at the end of the tunnel grows brighter every day, thanks to the endurance and heroism of our frontline workers. When the pandemic first struck, the trucking and freight rail industries didn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t stand down. We rolled...]]></description>
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