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Pete Buttigieg: “Why let China lead us in infrastructure? We should be leading the way.”

On the recordMarch 24, 2021
Why let China lead us in infrastructure? We should be leading the way.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Buttigieg advocates for U.S. leadership in clean energy and infrastructure.

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