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Eleanor Holmes Norton: In my district, the District of Columbia, 151 new transportation projects were started in the first 2 years of the law…

On the recordMarch 20, 2024
In my district, the District of Columbia, 151 new transportation projects were started in the first 2 years of the law alone.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton mentions the number of new transportation projects initiated in D.C. under the act.

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