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John Garamendi: “Just before we came on the floor to talk about this issue of inequality in America and how we might deal with it, we…”

On the recordDecember 3, 2013
Just before we came on the floor to talk about this issue of inequality in America and how we might deal with it, we heard our colleagues from the State of New York talk about the tragic transit accident that occurred. In listening to them, a couple of the Members talked about the need for rail improvement, upgrading the rail system in New York. If I am to hear you correctly, unless we provide additional revenue in the transportation funding program, there will be no money to upgrade the rail systems in New York or anywhere else around the United States.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Dec 3, 2013

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