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Dick Durbin: “It would put 150,000 heavy trucks in Interstate 75, and it would flood downtown Chattanooga.”

On the recordMarch 13, 2012
It would put 150,000 heavy trucks in Interstate 75, and it would flood downtown Chattanooga.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin warns of the consequences of failing infrastructure on local traffic and safety.

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