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White House pushes Congress to pass Vance's long-sought rail safety bill

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Overall: 7/10

Solid legislative-process scoop with three anonymous sources and reasonable industry/labor balance, but thin on prior-Congress history and leaves the WSJ 'union payoff' framing largely unchallenged.

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