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BumRushDaShow

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 03:10 AM Aug 2025

White House plans to appoint a Republican, Democrat to railroad regulator, MSNBC reports

Source: Reuters

August 29, 2025 3:38 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago


WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The White House intends to appoint a Republican and a Democratic member to the Surface Transportation Board railroad regulator, a MSNBC reporter said on X on Friday.

This comes after the White House said on Thursday that it had fired Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-plans-appoint-republican-democrat-railroad-regulator-msnbc-reports-2025-08-29/



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White House plans to appoint a Republican, Democrat to railroad regulator, MSNBC reports (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 OP
Don't ever trust the railroad Puppyjive Aug 2025 #1

Puppyjive

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1. Don't ever trust the railroad
Sat Aug 30, 2025, 05:27 AM
Aug 2025

They want the merger They want the monopoly. They want control. Stack the board. Muther Fuckers

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