Mark Meadows subpoenaed, toxic train anger, trouble in the skies
Laura Coates Live
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Why Are People Getting Sick?
The train that derailed was almost two miles long as a result of an era right now of downsizing staff laying off 30% of workers and making the trains 30% longer. And they're operated with brakes that were first invented in the Civil War, 1867 air brakes that break from the front to the back. So it can take two minutes before the back car knows to slow down. Of course, we have a better mouse trap in the 21st century. It's called electronic controlled pneumatic brakes. They basically stop every car at once immediately, much more efficient. In 2014, the Obama administration wanted to make the mandatory on cars that had explosives in it after a bunch of derail
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