If we don't maintain our nation's rivers, channels, harbors, we will be effectively hitching an anchor to the U.S. economy.
Ed Markey: “If we don't maintain our nation's rivers, channels, harbors, we will be effectively hitching an anchor to the U.S.…”
On the recordDecember 5, 2017
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Markey emphasizes the importance of maintaining waterways for economic stability.
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