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Earl Blumenauer: “I agree with the people who build and maintain and use our transportation infrastructure. We should address this…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2014
I agree with the people who build and maintain and use our transportation infrastructure. We should address this infrastructure question head on. American infrastructure used to be the best in the world and a point of pride, bringing Americans together. It is now a source of embarrassment and deep concern as we fall further and further behind global leaders. We ought to reject this rule. We ought to allow full debate and, by all means, resolve the funding question now so we can go forward. America deserves no less.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon
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Jul 15, 2014

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