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On the recordOctober 11, 2011
Does anybody here think that it is good to simply deny our obligations, to say, 'We don't really need this,' or, 'We don't have the courage to pay for it now, we will let somebody else pay for it later'?
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Michael Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano questions the wisdom of postponing necessary infrastructure funding.

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