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Jeff Merkley: “If we lose the infrastructure that's out there because we don't have predictable supply, then it all falls on the…”

On the recordApril 23, 2013
If we lose the infrastructure that's out there because we don't have predictable supply, then it all falls on the taxpayers, it all falls on your budget.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley emphasizes the importance of maintaining infrastructure to avoid taxpayer burden.

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