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On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
Could funds made available from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund be a viable option to address the shortfall of Federal funding?
Said by
Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker questions the use of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for port maintenance funding.

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