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Roger Wicker: “I am told that there is a 54:1 benefit-to-cost ratio for what we have done so far in the Mississippi River and…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
I am told that there is a 54:1 benefit-to-cost ratio for what we have done so far in the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker highlights the economic benefits of the Mississippi River project.

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