U.S. Senate averts freight rail strike, but bid to include worker sick leave fails

By: - December 1, 2022 5:39 pm
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy of Vermont at the U.S. Capitol going into lunch with Senate Democrats prior to a vote on an agreement to end a looming rail strike on Dec. 1, 2022. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom.)

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Ariana Figueroa
Ariana Figueroa

Ariana covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections and campaign finance.

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