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Peter DeFazio: “I just want to say--and, again, I used it briefly at the beginning. There is another issue which is an equity issue.”

On the recordJune 17, 2014
I just want to say--and, again, I used it briefly at the beginning. There is another issue which is an equity issue.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio raises concerns about equity in airport funding among taxpayers.

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