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On the recordMarch 10, 2011
We need to rebuild this country, that while we were sleeping, in effect, the infrastructure of the country has been crumbling around us.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes emphasizes the urgent need for infrastructure investment.

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