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Ed Markey: $200 billion simply is not $1.5 trillion.

On the recordJuly 10, 2018
$200 billion simply is not $1.5 trillion.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the shortfall in the proposed infrastructure funding.

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