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Ilhan Omar: how can a great country like ours continue to be great when we are unwilling to make the kinds of investments that will…

On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
how can a great country like ours continue to be great when we are unwilling to make the kinds of investments that will make us so.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Omar questions the U.S. commitment to infrastructure investment.

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