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On the recordApril 30, 2019
For generations we have built our way to prosperity. But sadly, concerns in the last several generations about how to pay for infrastructure have left us in an ever more desperate situation.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes discusses the historical investment in infrastructure and current funding challenges.

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