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Chris Coons: “Congress can provide more for these purposes either through increasing the size of the Transportation Alternatives or…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2017
Congress can provide more for these purposes either through increasing the size of the Transportation Alternatives or getting flexible funding down to the local level where these investments are best understood.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons suggests Congress should increase funding for local transportation alternatives.

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