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Ed Markey: “When President Ulysses S. Grant hammered in the Golden Spike on the Transcontinental Railroad, he was connecting not…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2017
When President Ulysses S. Grant hammered in the Golden Spike on the Transcontinental Railroad, he was connecting not only the eastern and western United States, but completing a project made possible by a public-private partnership.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the historical significance of public-private partnerships in major projects.

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