On the recordOctober 27, 2013
Because you had the contract authority from Congress to get that money out of the trust fund, as you've talked about, Senator Blumenthal, we built it.
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congress.govBecause you had the contract authority from Congress to get that money out of the trust fund, as you've talked about, Senator Blumenthal, we built it.
Emphasizes the importance of contract authority from Congress for infrastructure projects.
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