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On the recordMay 3, 2011
This legislation can only be described as a stalking horse for an excessively expensive mega-bridge.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

McCollum criticizes the proposed bridge legislation as overly costly.

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