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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The Department of Interior has $17.3 billion in deferred maintenance and repair needs”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
The Department of Interior has $17.3 billion in deferred maintenance and repair needs
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton highlights the significant deferred maintenance needs of the Department of Interior.

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