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On the recordApril 28, 2015
Giving into the temptation of a short-term fix with private money and then paying for it with long-term taxpayer money not only does not create any new resources for infrastructure; in fact, it makes the problem worse over time.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes the risks of relying on private funding for infrastructure.

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