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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Never did I think that a Republican President would be the one to stand up at an inaugural address and use the word 'infrastructure,' but it happened.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

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Graves expresses surprise at a Republican President prioritizing infrastructure in an inaugural address.

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