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Peter DeFazio: “It is pretty embarrassing when in what is called the capital of the free world, the greatest country on Earth, American…”

On the recordMay 23, 2016
It is pretty embarrassing when in what is called the capital of the free world, the greatest country on Earth, American exceptionalism, we are killing people on a transit system.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio highlights the dangers of inadequate transit funding in Washington, D.C.

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