Staggers Rail Act
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The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 is a United States federal law that deregulated the American railroad industry to a significant extent, and it replaced the regulatory structure that had existed since th
President Jimmy Carter signs the Staggers Rail Act into law on October 14, 1980. Representative Harley O. Staggers, sponsor of the bill, stands to the president's right.
Percent change in freight rail fares since Staggers Act deregulation.
Harley Orrin Staggers
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Harley Orrin Staggers Sr. was a liberal American politician who served 16 terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1981, representing West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
Staggers in 1966