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Jeff Denham: “We are becoming a third-world country, while we sit here and argue about nickels and dimes.”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2014
We are becoming a third-world country, while we sit here and argue about nickels and dimes.
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Jeff Denham
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Denham expresses concern over the U.S. falling behind in infrastructure.

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