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Mike Quigley: “It is inconceivable how such a top-tier, fully authorized flood protection project, 65 percent complete, and an active…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
It is inconceivable how such a top-tier, fully authorized flood protection project, 65 percent complete, and an active Federal construction, a 3-to-1 benefit-cost ratio, it is not just a Democratic project in Chicago, this is bipartisan support and people who are getting flooded really do not care at that point what party they are.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois

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Quigley emphasizes the bipartisan nature and importance of a flood protection project in Chicago.

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