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Elaine Chao: There was never any Federal commitment. It was a verbal commitment, a verbal sentence given at a rally, a political…

On the recordFebruary 28, 2018
There was never any Federal commitment. It was a verbal commitment, a verbal sentence given at a rally, a political rally no less.
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Elaine Chao

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Chao clarifies that there was no formal federal commitment regarding the project.

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