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On the recordDecember 7, 2015
Last week, I was proud to join 358 of my colleagues in the House to pass the FAST Act, which authorizes approximately $300 billion to be invested in Federal highway and public transportation projects over the next 5 years.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Duckworth expresses pride in passing the FAST Act for significant federal transportation funding.

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