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On the recordApril 19, 2021
Our current commitment to infrastructure has more in common with Belarus at 2.1 percent than it does with China at 5.6 percent.
Said by
Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Heinrich compares U.S. infrastructure spending unfavorably to other countries.

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