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On the recordMarch 24, 2009
Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic, at a cost of $78 billion a year to the economy.
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Benjamin Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin highlights the economic impact of traffic congestion.

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