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John Garamendi: “Maybe we should stop calling them urban areas, because the rural part of our region feeds straight into these roads and…”

On the recordOctober 10, 2017
Maybe we should stop calling them urban areas, because the rural part of our region feeds straight into these roads and bridges.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi argues that rural areas are interconnected with urban infrastructure needs.

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