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On the recordFebruary 11, 2014
You can't tell me that maintaining unused or vacant Federal properties at $25 million per year is more important than reauthorizing the highway bill.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper argues against prioritizing federal property maintenance over highway funding.

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