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Brian Schatz: “Republicans are unlikely to support, at least at this time, a big unpaid for straight up 1.5 trillion dollar…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2018
Republicans are unlikely to support, at least at this time, a big unpaid for straight up 1.5 trillion dollar infrastructure plan.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz highlights Republican resistance to large infrastructure spending without funding.

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