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Paul Tonko: Yes. Not a civil engineer, but mechanical and industrial. But those engineers are powerful because they make the world…

On the recordNovember 2, 2021
Yes. Not a civil engineer, but mechanical and industrial. But those engineers are powerful because they make the world spin. And that whole feat, today, if you were to visit the Erie Canal and see the lochs that were developed at a time when modern equipment and machinery wasn't available, it was not only an engineering feat, but a tremendous salute to the workers and the skill and the work ethic that they bore.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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Nov 2, 2021

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