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On the recordApril 23, 2013
Infrastructure is very important and vital to our economy. And government plays a vital role in our public infrastructure: our highways, our roads, our bridges.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Paul Ryan emphasizes the importance of infrastructure for the economy and government's role in it.

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