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On the recordMarch 5, 2018
An investment of $1 trillion in Federal infrastructure funding will create or sustain 16 million jobs.
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Elizabeth Esty
Democratic · Connecticut

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Esty argues for significant federal funding to create jobs through infrastructure investment.

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