Kirsten Gillibrand said "I wouldn't wait several years. If 11 percent is degraded and you didn't expect to find degradation, it means your expectations are wrong." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 5, 2016

I wouldn't wait several years. If 11 percent is degraded and you didn't expect to find degradation, it means your expectations are wrong.

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Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic · New York

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Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand emphasizes the urgency of inspecting degraded infrastructure.

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