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On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
Infrastructure is obviously a centerpiece of this bill with 159,000 structurally deficient bridges in America.
Said by
Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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Higgins emphasizes the importance of infrastructure in the proposed bill.

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