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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Let's spend the tax for the purpose for which it was collected, deal with the maintenance backlog in our harbors, and more efficiently move freight.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio advocates for using tax funds to improve harbor maintenance.

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