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Jeff Merkley: “I was very struck recently by hearing the statistic that China is investing 10 percent of their GDP in infrastructure…”

On the recordMay 11, 2011
I was very struck recently by hearing the statistic that China is investing 10 percent of their GDP in infrastructure, Europe, 5 percent and America 2 percent.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the disparity in infrastructure investment between the U.S. and other regions.

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