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Barbara Boxer: “It is important to note that the $27.5 billion for highways in stimulus is no way a substitute for the hundreds of…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2009
It is important to note that the $27.5 billion for highways in stimulus is no way a substitute for the hundreds of billions needed to address our Nation's infrastructure crisis.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Boxer emphasizes the insufficiency of highway funding for infrastructure needs.

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