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Harry Reid: “My friend's memory is very good. The figure is $67 billion. And people wait in traffic and waste 5.6 billion gallons of…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2004
My friend's memory is very good. The figure is $67 billion. And people wait in traffic and waste 5.6 billion gallons of gasoline every year.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the economic impact of traffic congestion.

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