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Jim Inhofe: “Is the Senator aware that around the same time that happened, in my State of Oklahoma, we were in the process of the…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2015
Is the Senator aware that around the same time that happened, in my State of Oklahoma, we were in the process of the last long-term bill in 2005. A mother with three children was driving below a bridge in Oklahoma City. Some concrete dropped off and killed the mother. We corrected that in the 2005 bill. But the question I would ask you is, Why do we wait until people die before this happens? I have a list of bridges that are in need of attention, and later today I will read it for the third time. We can avoid things such as this from happening, but if we don't do something, if we are not going to do it, then large projects cannot be done with short-term extensions. My question is, Why do we wait until death is at our door?
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma
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Jul 28, 2015

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