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On the recordMarch 12, 2014
It strikes me, as a provision, when I see a 60 percent increase for transit and only a 17 percent increase for highways, that it is really biased toward urban States that have mass transit as opposed to more rural States.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins expresses concern about urban bias in transit funding.

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