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On the recordMarch 2, 2011
If transportation is a priority, if people see transportation as a jobs bill, if they look at our budget as a jobs budget, then we're going to have to sit with the Congress and figure out how to pay for it.
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Ray LaHood
Republican · Illinois

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LaHood emphasizes the need for collaboration with Congress on transportation funding.

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