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(Source: The Hill, March 26, 2015)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Democrats unveiled an effort Wednesday to expand the scope of forthcoming regulations on trains carrying crude oil, countering a push from business groups to soften the rules. Four senators are pressing legislation that would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to regulate the volatility of oil being moved in trains, a proposal that goes beyond plans to focus on the design of tank cars.

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