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On the recordJuly 27, 2015
we would rather fund our highways and bridges with aviation security fees, with taxes on mortgages, with a fire sale on Strategic Petroleum Reserves
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Menendez criticizes funding methods for infrastructure that avoid real conversations about user fees.

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