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On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
These are long-term projects and they require long-term funding, and quite often we here in Congress don't think of funding in a long-term perspective.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Emphasizes the need for long-term funding for important projects.

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