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Thomas Massie: “That's staggering to me, but just for reference, the entire Federal budget for roads and bridges is 50 billion.”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2020
That's staggering to me, but just for reference, the entire Federal budget for roads and bridges is 50 billion.
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Thomas Massie
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Massie highlights the contrast between infrastructure spending and military expenditures.

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