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On the recordJanuary 20, 2009
A good deal of the economic stimulus is going to be directed toward transportation infrastructure.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin highlights the focus on transportation in the economic stimulus.

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