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On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
But if you do it all the time, you are going to find yourself, those of you who spend more than a few years here, you will find yourself in a situation where every Federal dollar that comes into your State has been spent by your predecessors.
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Michael Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Capuano warns against over-reliance on infrastructure banks and future debt.

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I get that. Then why don't we have a bill just to stop New York State from doing this and leave the other 49 to do it? Leave Alabama alone.

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It is undemocratic in at least three ways.

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The bank is an example of the fact that the elites of this country believe in democracy for every country in the world except ours.

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