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Cory Booker: “It will never be enough to bring the system to a state of good repair, never mind achieve the growth that we need…”

On the recordMay 3, 2015
It will never be enough to bring the system to a state of good repair, never mind achieve the growth that we need economically.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker emphasizes the inadequacy of current funding for infrastructure repair and economic growth.

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