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On the recordApril 23, 2013
We have not been investing enough. The Highway Trust Fund is not going bankrupt, but it moves into a negative balance.
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Earl Blumenauer
Democratic · Oregon

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Blumenauer highlights the need for increased investment in infrastructure.

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