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On the recordMarch 3, 2010
It's an economic climate where we need to invest our scarce resources in areas, like infrastructure, that will not only build roads and bridges, but help rebuild our economy.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins emphasizes the need for investment in infrastructure to boost the economy.

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