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Paul Tonko: We are sitting on very aged infrastructure, and it is important for us to recognize that fact. There is a life…

On the recordMarch 17, 2015
We are sitting on very aged infrastructure, and it is important for us to recognize that fact. There is a life expectancy that, when met, begins a huge crumbling of the infrastructure. We need to acknowledge that fact. We need to acknowledge the fact that the soundness of workers skilled, trained, prepared, ready to do this work can be put into meaningful work opportunities, and we can get, again, the pathway to soundness of commerce and quality of life addressed in a very reasonable fashion.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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Mar 17, 2015

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