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Earl Blumenauer: I hope today's Budget Committee hearing marks the beginning of a wider, more robust conversation on the budget…

On the recordApril 23, 2013
I hope today's Budget Committee hearing marks the beginning of a wider, more robust conversation on the budget, specifically transportation infrastructure.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

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Blumenauer emphasizes the need for a national conversation on transportation infrastructure funding.

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