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On the recordMarch 12, 2014
In reviewing the budget, I was struck by the fact that given the backlog of roadway and bridge improvement projects nationwide, that the budget proposes a 60 percent increase in transit spending, but only a 17 percent increase for highways.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins questions the disparity in funding for transit versus highways.

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