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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I wouldn't wait several years. If 11 percent is degraded and you didn't expect to find degradation, it means your…”

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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Gillibrand emphasizes the urgency of inspecting degraded infrastructure.

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