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Gary Peters: “From what I'm hearing now, you've got a new plan from President Trump that says we'll give you 13 percent and you come…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2018
From what I'm hearing now, you've got a new plan from President Trump that says we'll give you 13 percent and you come up with 87 percent.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters critiques the Trump administration's proposed funding plan for infrastructure.

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