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Stephen Flynn: “The next president is going to have to address this issue. It makes no economic sense to have frail infrastructure.…”

On the recordJune 19, 2008
The next president is going to have to address this issue. It makes no economic sense to have frail infrastructure. Mother Nature is going to show that time and again.
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Stephen Flynn
Scottish National Party

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Flynn emphasizes the importance of infrastructure maintenance and the responsibility of the next president to address these issues.

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