路透华盛顿7月31日 - 参议院民主党领袖舒默（Chuck Schumer）批评联合太平洋UNP.N计划以850亿美元收购诺福克南方NSC.N，以打造美国第一家海岸至海岸货运铁路运营商。
舒默周四表示，该交易将 "推动我们在危险的合并和垄断势力的道路上越走越远......这是对美国基础设施的恶意收购。
他补充说，"数十年来的铁路合并导致了更差的服务、更差的安全性、更差的工作条件、更高的托运人成本--这最终意味着消费者要支付更高的价格"。
(为便利非英文母语者，路透将其报导自动化翻译为数种其他语言。由于自动化翻译可能有误，或未能包含所需语境，路透不保证自动化翻译文本的准确性，仅是为了便利读者而提供自动化翻译。对于因为使用自动化翻译功能而造成的任何损害或损失，路透不承担任何责任。)
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