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Amy Klobuchar: Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic, at a cost to the economy of $78.2 billion.

On the recordMarch 2, 2010
Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic, at a cost to the economy of $78.2 billion.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Klobuchar highlights the economic cost of traffic congestion.

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