On the recordJanuary 17, 2018
Folks often say we can't afford to build these projects. I will say we can't afford not to.
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congress.govSam Graves: “Folks often say we can't afford to build these projects. I will say we can't afford not to.”
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Graves argues for proactive funding of projects to avoid higher disaster response costs.
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