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On the recordMarch 10, 2010
If we don't get serious about the infrastructure, yes, roads, bridges, water projects, you name it, we won't be the kind of country we used to be.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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Dorgan emphasizes the need for serious investment in infrastructure to maintain America's global standing.

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