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On the recordMarch 20, 2024
One of the many benefits of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the surface transportation portion of which I helped to shape as the then-chair of this subcommittee, is that it provides funding for communities of all sizes.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights the benefits of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for various communities.

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