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Gwen Graham: Yes, I have observed it. And I might say, it will be somewhat larger when the public transit section and the financing…

On the recordFebruary 2, 2004
Yes, I have observed it. And I might say, it will be somewhat larger when the public transit section and the financing section are added. How far we have come. How far and disgraceful a path we have tread with this porkbarrel-laden piece of overspending at a time when we have all-time deficits. I urge my colleagues--in fact, I urge the managers of the bill--to look at what they did in 1956 to fund the highways in the United States and what they are trying to do now which is wasteful and disgraceful.
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Gwen Graham
Florida

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Criticizing the current highway funding bill compared to the 1956 legislation.

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